The Port Colborne Operatic Society
Charitable organization · Port Colborne, Ontario · BN 832443675RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($114,094) as filed with the CRA.
The Port Colborne Operatic Society is a charitable organization based in Port Colborne, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $90K in revenue and $114K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $2,150 in 2024, the largest being $900 to Port Colborne Festival of the Arts. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
3 scholarships to both local high schools lakeshore catholic + port colborne hs; maintain + provide memorial scholarship; offer scholarship to elementary age towards arts; corporate sponsor + 4 scholarships to p.c festival of the arts: donate to t.a.s.c niagara sickkids niagara health foundation portcares community living salvation army heart/stroke.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $90K | $114K | $69K | — | $4,350 | $159K |
| 2023 | $117K | $109K | $3,622 | $80K | $2,000 | $314K |
| 2022 | $818 | $21K | — | $506 | $1,100 | $300K |
| 2021 | $21K | $24K | $2,050 | $773 | $1,100 | $319K |
| 2020 | $134K | $98K | $1,107 | $67K | $2,080 | $322K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,150 to 8 qualified donees:
- Port Colborne Festival of the Arts$900
- The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation$500
- Niagara Health Foundation$150
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$150
- Community Living Port Colborne - Wainfleet$150
- Port Colborne Community Association for Resource Extension$150
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$100
- Port Colborne Festival of the Arts$50
Received $9 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laurie Fuaco (social); Melinda Rewbury (parliamentarian); Rose Taylor (secretary); Stephanie Menicanin (vice president); Nick Hilbing (president); Carson Atkinson (facilities director); Sue Pittman (treasurer); Pat Ballin (membership director); Daniel Peat (business manager); Makenna Louks (communication director); Jaymie Ann Albrecht (publicity); Francesca Spiteri (marketing).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Port Colborne Operatic Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 832443675RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.