Xara Choral Theatre Society
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 808117683RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($47,986) as filed with the CRA.
Xara Choral Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 June 30, 2021, it reported $32K in revenue and $48K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from donations, 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 882 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Planned and implemented choral theatre acitvities and public performances involving training and development of our young women's ensemble and youth program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $32K | $48K | $43K | — | — | -$5,386 |
| 2020 | $176K | $176K | $165K | $2,400 | — | $10K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Mackenzie Hepditch (xcte rep); Christina Murray (artistic director); Morgan Melnyk (xcte rep); Jessica Mallhiot (general manager).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Xara Choral Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 808117683RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.