Chester Brass Band Society
Charitable organization · Chester, Nova Scotia · BN 118851427RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($68,443) as filed with the CRA.
Chester Brass Band Society is a charitable organization based in Chester, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $91K in revenue and $68K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations, 6% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,733.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $25K in 2020 to $91K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The Band performs 10 to 14 concerts yearly at various locations in Nova Scotia and provides weekly rehearsals for the education and enrichment of its members. Some of the concerts are free to the community. Others charge a fee to help pay for ongoing expenses of the band. From time to time the band may perform a benefit concert for a local organization such as Bonny Lea Farm Shoreham Village Seniors Home or the Legion. The band performs relevant material at the annual Remembrance Day and Battle of the Atlantic ceremonies in Chester. In 2023 the band celebrated its 150th continuous yea…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $91K | $68K | $68K | $128 | — | $282K |
| 2023 | $130K | $74K | $74K | — | $0 | $260K |
| 2022 | $72K | $61K | — | — | — | $204K |
| 2021 | $42K | $40K | — | — | $0 | $193K |
| 2020 | $25K | $17K | — | — | — | $191K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,733 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,733
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
G Payson Rowell (president); George Morrison (music director); Roderick MacGILLIVRAY (director); David Friendly (treasurer); Marlene Zinck (librarian); Donald Burch (quartermaster); Michael Charles (director); Gale Lohnes (secretary); Robert Warren (director); Andrew Ross (assistant librairian); Rebecca Campbell (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chester Brass Band Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118851427RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.