The Workshop Theatre
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119304384RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($54,614) as filed with the CRA.
The Workshop Theatre is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $27K in revenue and $55K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $11.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 81% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
WTS holds a variety of live theatrical performances and events annually for Calgary and the surrounding communities. For the second half of our 2023/24 season we staged the remainder of our three main stage productions: 'The Rule of Thumb' an original play by a local playwright (Feb/Mar 2024) and 'Moon Over Buffalo' a well-known farce (May 2024). We continued with our training program ('the actor's studio') that provided training mentoring and an opportunity to work on acting skills for individuals wishing to improve their theatrical skills. The program had a successful year - once agai…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27K | $55K | $19K | $150 | — | $12K |
| 2023 | $114K | $86K | $31K | — | — | $32K |
| 2022 | $29K | $61K | $17K | $339 | — | $2,961 |
| 2021 | $100K | $62K | $14K | — | — | $52K |
| 2020 | $28K | $63K | $26K | — | — | $7,085 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$4,250
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jacqueline Brennan (president); Tim Hanna (second vice-president); Susan Soprovich (treasurer); Douglas Koroluk (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Workshop Theatre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119304384RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.