Cantabile Choirs of Kingston
Charitable organization · Kingston, Ontario · BN 895487296RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($495,702) as filed with the CRA.
Cantabile Choirs of Kingston is a charitable organization based in Kingston, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $468K in revenue and $496K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 13% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $82K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.4M in 2020 to $468K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Performances: Regular concerts featuring a range of musical styles including classical contemporary and popular works with a focus on Canadian composers and world music. Educational Programs: Music classes (incl. Parent & Tot) and choirs for children youth and adults. Community Engagement Projects: Sing-along and other community events Commissioning New Works: commission new choral works by Canadian composers Supporting professional local musicians with equitable work opportunities Competitions: competing in regional national and international choral competitions Hosting song-writ…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $468K | $496K | $290K | $1,614 | — | $210K |
| 2023 | $386K | $410K | $322K | — | — | $237K |
| 2022 | $407K | $340K | $273K | — | — | $262K |
| 2021 | $214K | $147K | $118K | $66 | — | $195K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $483 | — | $128K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $82K from 5 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$156K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Danielle Gugler (secretary); Geoffrey Sirett (member); Adam Gordon (director); Les Casson (director); Michael Cooke (director); Shipp Daniel (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cantabile Choirs of Kingston’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895487296RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.