Theatre Prospero Association
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 897354114RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($369,027) as filed with the CRA.
Theatre Prospero Association is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $402K in revenue and $369K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 38% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $840.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $168K in 2020 to $402K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Theatre prospero sends theatre professionals into schools to work with students to create performances of shakespeare's and other mythic plays. Many are at at schools which have no drama of fine arts programs. They perform shakespeare and other mythic theatre plays for students and general audiences. Residencies take place in the schools and theatre prospero's work supports and compliments the curriculum objectives of both junior and senior high schools in english and drama. The also worked with aboriginal playwrights to create a cree adaptation of macbeth to be performed for schools on first …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $402K | $369K | $351K | $2,539 | — | $135K |
| 2023 | $312K | $350K | $332K | — | — | $102K |
| 2022 | $399K | $356K | $336K | $2,540 | — | $140K |
| 2021 | $308K | $235K | $223K | — | — | $98K |
| 2020 | $168K | $167K | $159K | — | — | $24K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $840 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$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adam Burgess (president); Keith Hallgren (treasurer/vice-president); Cheryl Evelyn Ruth Bjorklund (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Theatre Prospero Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897354114RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.