Vancouver Opera Guild
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 132522855RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($54,371) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Opera Guild is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $56K in revenue and $54K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $152.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $30K in 2024, the largest being $30K to Vancouver Opera Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
1. We provide financial support for Vancouver Opera programs e.g. Opera Camp to educate students about opera. 2. We provide bursaries to opera students at UBC's School of Music and at Vancouver Academy of Music. 3. We provide financial support for UBC opera productions. 4. We give Career Development Grants to young artists just starting their careers. 5. We supply volunteers to assist Vancouver Opera and provide theater lobby information at opera performances. 6. We host fund-raising and member's events and produce a member newsletter.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56K | $54K | $17K | — | $35K | $38K |
| 2023 | $55K | $65K | $13K | — | $51K | $36K |
| 2022 | $66K | $40K | $0 | — | $25K | $42K |
| 2021 | $29K | $36K | $0 | — | $11K | $16K |
| 2020 | $54K | $52K | $23K | — | $21K | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $30K to 1 qualified donee:
- Vancouver Opera Association$30K
Received $152 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nancy Wu (acting president); Patricia Hancock (member-at-large); Lore Hoffmann (chair guild centre); David Steiner (chair publicity); Elisabeth Dawson (chair tours); Bernadette Cheung (treasurer); David Plackett (co-chair guild centre); Patricia Plackett (co-chair guild centre); Linda Siegel (membership); Regina Boxer (co-chair special events); Lorna Mochinski (co-chair special events).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Opera Guild’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132522855RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.