Verb Theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 818928731RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($51,397) as filed with the CRA.
Verb Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $51K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,657.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $84K in 2020 to $48K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The creation and production of plays and theatrical performances. In 2020-21 verb theatre developed several new plays through our commission program and supported artists in the creation of new work through our experiment lab program several of which will see full production the following season.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $51K | $17K | — | — | $78K |
| 2023 | $91K | $79K | $45K | — | — | $82K |
| 2022 | $92K | $93K | $81K | — | — | $69K |
| 2021 | $52K | $37K | $16K | — | — | $69K |
| 2020 | $84K | $80K | $52K | — | — | $54K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,657 from 2 charities:
- Aqueduct Foundation$3,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$657
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$21K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Samantha Lemna (president); Sarah Waseem (vice president); Philippe Begin (treasurer); Ruvimbo Chinake (director); Ishkirat Kaur (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Verb Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 818928731RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.