Canadian Music Centre
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 125703249RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($281,601) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Music Centre is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $280K in revenue and $282K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 31% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $60K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Maintain library of 30 000 scores by 1 190 associate composers 3 100 monographs and periodicals 1 600 cds and 850 lps. Operate the 22nd annual emerging composer competition mount weekly outside the lines radio program (cjsw.com) composer bob eriendson life’s work 61 jazz octets recopying/digitizing project generate score videos of music by prairie composers mount monthly information and promotional e-newsletter on works of prairie composers composer opportunities prairie region and canadian music activities mount cmc informational displays at music ensemble concerts around the prairie reg…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $280K | $282K | $138K | $53K | — | $46K |
| 2023 | $289K | — | — | — | — | $48K |
| 2022 | $276K | $277K | $137K | $36K | — | $39K |
| 2021 | $245K | $270K | $155K | $1,500 | — | $40K |
| 2020 | $280K | $240K | $144K | $6,616 | — | $105K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $60K from 2 charities:
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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$147K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allan Gilliland (board chair); Po Yeh (vice chair); Ilkum Tongur (treasurer); Kristin Flores (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Music Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125703249RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.