The Orchestra Society of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 887546661RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($261,079) as filed with the CRA.
The Orchestra Society of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $240K in revenue and $261K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $24K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $123K in 2020 to $240K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Over the course of the 2023-24 season Calgary Civic Symphony reached approximately 6 000 people through live performances and the Rotary Calgary Concerto Competition. Civic Symphony's annual five season concerts feature many Calgary-based and Canadian artists and composers with the fifth annual concert featuring the winners of the Calgary Competition for amateur musicians under 18. This provides the young people the opportunity to not only increase their visibility within the Calgary community but also to enhance their music ability and poise as they perform in front of a knowledgeable audi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $240K | $261K | $214K | $1,466 | — | $33K |
| 2023 | $249K | $213K | $166K | $3,475 | $0 | $191K |
| 2022 | $140K | $194K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23K |
| 2021 | $75K | $81K | $30K | — | — | $138K |
| 2020 | $123K | $196K | $126K | — | — | $154K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$51K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Manon Mitchell (president director); Jose Herrero (director); Graham Drake (director); Caroline Becq (vice president director); Richard Ingram (director & treasurer); Sarah Patrick (secretary director); Matthew Perera (director); Deanna Manson (director); Alan Satterlee (director); Brian Sinclair (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Orchestra Society of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887546661RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.