Vertigo Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 883941825RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,870,353) as filed with the CRA.
Vertigo Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $3.9M in revenue and $3.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 18% from government. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $96K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Develop produce and present plays based in the mystery and intrigue genre. Provide mentorship and training to early-in-craft artists technicians and arts administrators. Provide a performance venue for other arts organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9M | $3.9M | $3.3M | $120K | — | $944K |
| 2023 | $3.6M | $3.9M | $3.5M | $57K | — | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $3M | $3M | $952K | $37K | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $502K | $97K | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $3M | $2.7M | $156K | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96K from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Doug Cinnamon (director); Joyce De Somma (director); Evan Hollohan (vice chair); Jessica Hulsman (treasurer); Lawna Hurl (director); Alyssa Kissick (director); Joanne Luu (director); Lane Miller (director); Lorraine Moore (chair); Misheck Mwaba (director); Emily Sabo (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vertigo Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 883941825RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.