Braille Tone Music Society of Canada
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 891703860RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($64,280) as filed with the CRA.
Braille Tone Music Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $69K in revenue and $64K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 13% from government, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,908.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Braille Tone Music Society is a choir organization for persons with disabilities under the direction of a professional conductor assisted by an accompanist and section leaders from youth and adult choirs in the community. Btones has also partnered with local music instructors and schools to provide private music lessons to adults and children with disabilities. Students and teachers continue to be matched based on their instrument age and level of experience and students showcase their talents at two recitals per year. The Semitones Children’s & Youth Choir which aims to be an integrated …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $69K | $64K | $49K | — | $0 | $10K |
| 2023 | $81K | $70K | $60K | — | $0 | $8,112 |
| 2022 | $25K | $53K | $40K | — | — | $1,720 |
| 2021 | $40K | $37K | $33K | — | — | $30K |
| 2020 | $52K | $47K | $41K | — | — | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,908 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kyla Fisher (president); Katryna Lysay (secretary); Margaret Lair (treasurer); Zimena Perez (member-at-large); Gail-Robyn Boutilier (member-at-large); Joseph Tong (member-at-large); Kate Jestadt-Hamblin (member-at-large); Lisa Brownie (member-at-large); Amy Reed (member-at-large); Carrie Reed (member-at-large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Braille Tone Music Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891703860RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.