Chamber Factory: Works for Small Ensembles
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 858016728RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($209,369) as filed with the CRA.
Chamber Factory: Works for Small Ensembles is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $322K in revenue and $209K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $133K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $130K in 2020 to $322K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To promote the composition of new works of Chamber music to be performed by Canadian Ensembles. To educate audiences including young people and increase public awareness about chamber music through concert promotion educational outreach in-school perfomances and young composer work. To award grants or bursaries to qualified ensembles or individuals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $322K | $209K | $199K | — | — | $70K |
| 2023 | $149K | $143K | $135K | — | — | $56K |
| 2022 | $103K | $99K | $95K | $2,439 | — | — |
| 2021 | $94K | $92K | $91K | $197 | — | $46K |
| 2020 | $130K | $122K | $87K | $1,337 | — | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $133K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$40K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gordon Lee (treasurer); Cathy Merkley (president); Menon Dwarka (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chamber Factory: Works for Small Ensembles’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858016728RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.