Brantford Symphony Orchestra Association Inc.
Charitable organization · Brantford, Ontario · BN 127941607RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($222,061) as filed with the CRA.
Brantford Symphony Orchestra Association Inc. is a charitable organization based in Brantford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $243K in revenue and $222K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 6% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $143K in 2020 to $243K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Presentation of symphony concerts at the sanderson centre for the performing arts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $243K | $222K | $129K | $13K | — | $449K |
| 2023 | $195K | $223K | $141K | $15K | — | $479K |
| 2022 | $219K | $188K | $90K | $7,414 | — | $507K |
| 2021 | $172K | $85K | $8,730 | — | — | $476K |
| 2020 | $143K | $208K | $76K | $9,331 | — | $307K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 8 charities:
- Stephen Smith & Dorothy Woltz Foundation$7,500
- Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario$3,277
- The Roger and Edith Davis Foundation$2,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,378
- Barterpay It Forward Foundation$1,143
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$500
- Canadahelps Canadon$489
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$79K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Meade (director); Maureen Wills (co-chair); Joann Alho (co-chair); Stephen Porter (director); Laurel Wells (director); Derek Bond (director); Martin Smith (director); Tracy Bucholtz (treasurer); Peter Simmons (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Brantford Symphony Orchestra Association Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127941607RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.