The Varscona Theatre Alliance Society
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 877817304RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,043,588) as filed with the CRA.
The Varscona Theatre Alliance Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $896K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $896K | $1M | $922K | $12K | — | $108K |
| 2023 | $923K | $1M | $856K | $14K | — | $255K |
| 2022 | $905K | $947K | $771K | $25K | — | $340K |
| 2021 | $832K | $836K | $791K | $12K | — | $382K |
| 2020 | $777K | $821K | $791K | $2,862 | — | $385K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $20K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$207K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Jim McKillop (president); Norman ST Arnaud (director); Belinda Cornish (director); Stacey Boychuk Cooper (director); Natasha Soles (director); Heather Klimchuk (vice president); John Hudson (director); Mark Reid (treasurer); Victoria Jones (secretary); Kerry Powell (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Varscona Theatre Alliance Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 877817304RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.