Cowichan Musical Society
Charitable organization · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 135732030RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($234,152) as filed with the CRA.
Cowichan Musical Society is a charitable organization based in Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $216K in revenue and $234K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $833.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,405 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to The Cowichan Music Festival Committee. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $124K in 2020 to $216K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Presented matilda the musical to over 4000 patrons using 100+ volunteers. Rehearsals began in september 2023 and continued until the show was performed in january and february of 2024.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $216K | $234K | $233K | $1,841 | $1,405 | $223K |
| 2023 | $226K | $143K | $131K | — | $613 | $135K |
| 2022 | $82K | $67K | $60K | — | $500 | — |
| 2021 | $26K | — | — | — | — | $109K |
| 2020 | $124K | $131K | $103K | $2,076 | $500 | $86K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,405 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $833 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Irwin Killam (president); Cliff Braaten (vice-president); Elo Susan (secretary-treasurer); Georgie Weeks Heyd (director); Graham Brockley (director); Grant Mellemstrand (director); Gregg Perry (director); Jennifer Cleough (director); Mary Harrison (director); Michael Partridge (director); Tatum Toporowski-Hudson (director); Wanda Chow-Lindberg (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cowichan Musical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135732030RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.