Canadian Sinfonietta
Charitable organization · Markham, Ontario · BN 871392320RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($104,667) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Sinfonietta is a charitable organization based in Markham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $55K in revenue and $105K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $103K in 2020 to $55K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Series concerts Community performance Wine and Cheese concerts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55K | $105K | $94K | — | $0 | $23K |
| 2023 | $70K | $71K | $59K | — | $0 | $72K |
| 2022 | $49K | $20K | $22K | — | — | $74K |
| 2021 | $34K | $15K | $5,726 | — | — | $53K |
| 2020 | $103K | $64K | $52K | $4,353 | — | $34K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $96 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tak-Ng Lai (president); Aster Lai (treasurer); Ian Clarke (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Sinfonietta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871392320RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.