Continuum Contemporary Music Ensemble
Publicly funded institution · North York, Ontario · BN 118875228RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($143,656) as filed with the CRA.
Continuum Contemporary Music Ensemble is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $149K in revenue and $144K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government, 20% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $44K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Continuum is a collective of composers and performers interested in the practice and promotion of contemporary music with a mandate to present lesser known canadian composers alongside established composers from around the world. The concerts feature a core ensemble of flute clarinet violin cello piano and percussion as well as unusual instrumental combinations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $149K | $144K | $131K | $216 | — | $42K |
| 2023 | $150K | $163K | $152K | $277 | — | $36K |
| 2022 | $171K | $155K | $145K | $852 | — | $49K |
| 2021 | $160K | $131K | $121K | $115 | — | $33K |
| 2020 | $175K | $158K | $147K | $166 | — | $3,696 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $44K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chris Des Brisay (director); Jane Mowbray (vice president and secretary); Michal Dziong (president); Susan Worthington (treasurer); Mark Kingwell (director); Christina Volpini (operations manager / ex offici).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Continuum Contemporary Music Ensemble’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118875228RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.