Canadian International Organ Competition
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 841096969RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($746,064) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian International Organ Competition is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $747K in revenue and $746K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 31% from government, 33% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $207K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
To educate and increase the public's understanding and appreciation of organ music by organizing concerts conferences and other events related to organ music. To receive gifts legacies and any other type of donations or contributions and to administer same. To organize subscription campaigns to raise funds in order to carry out its objects. To organize and hold any activity to further the objectives hereinabove.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $747K | $746K | $597K | $51K | — | $115K |
| 2023 | $563K | $545K | $393K | $43K | — | $114K |
| 2022 | $689K | $698K | $516K | $47K | — | $96K |
| 2021 | $1M | $1M | $844K | $66K | $0 | $106K |
| 2020 | $501K | $469K | $316K | $60K | — | $161K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $207K from 13 charities:
- The Jarislowsky Foundation/la Fondation Jarislowsky$80K
- Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation$35K
- The Azrieli Foundation$35K
- Aqueduct Foundation$16K
- Five B Family Foundation$15K
- Fondation J. A. Desève$10K
- Fondation de la famille Zeller$5,000
- The Berriman Bailey Foundation La Fondation Berriman Bailey$5,000
- M-E Squared Foundation$2,000
- The Hay Foundation/la Fondation Hay$2,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,335
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,001
- Les Pretres de Saint-Sulpice de Montreal—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$280K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Bailey (director); Bruce Bolton (director); Diana Bradshaw (director); Heather Clark (director); Jean Dagenais (president); John Grew (director); Candice Hevin (director); Joan Ivory (director); Jean-Willy Kunz (artistic director); Felix Marzell (director); Don McLean (director); Jean-Michel Merlot (director); Emilie Sichet (director); Donat Taddeo (director); Simon Tetrault (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian International Organ Competition’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841096969RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.