Theatre Under the Stars Musical Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119282267RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,952,284) as filed with the CRA.
Theatre Under the Stars Musical Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $24K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $190K in 2020 to $2.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
In 2024 we continued our tradition of producing two live summer musical productions. We had approximately 250 volunteers who helped put on these shows for approximately 40 000 attendees. We also hosted our traditional summer musical theatre camps including beginners camp for young people ages 8-12 and an advanced camp for teenagers ages 13-18. Our rising stars program provides training and education opportunities for aspiring theatre artists and backstage crew
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2M | $1.7M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.6M | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $188K | $296K | $148K | — | — | $2M |
| 2020 | $190K | $386K | $207K | — | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$462K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Sciarretta (treasurer); Melanie Thompson (secretary); Jane Wace (vice president); Patrick Roberge (president); Michael Wilkinson (director); Ted Steeves (marketing committee chair); Ray Leblond (director); Jaclyn Tsang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Theatre Under the Stars Musical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119282267RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.