The Society of Friends of the Monarch Theatre
Charitable organization · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 845254002RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($111,083) as filed with the CRA.
The Society of Friends of the Monarch Theatre is a charitable organization based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $112K in revenue and $111K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $76K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14K in 2020 to $112K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Vision: preserve historic monarch theatre which is a vital cultural component of an energized downtown medicine hat. Mission: to coordinate activities at the monarch theatre to keep it financially viable preserving and sustaining the historic community centre in downtown medicine hat. Extensive renovations have been undertaken at the theatre and numerous events and fundraisers are being hosted year round.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $112K | $111K | $91K | $13K | — | $11K |
| 2023 | $74 | $627 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $14K | $29K | $321 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $76K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gail Halderman (treasurer); Diane Halderman (director); Matt Klimaszewski (past president); Laurie Peterson (secretary); John Devine (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Society of Friends of the Monarch Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845254002RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.