Early Music Society of the Islands
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 118890367RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($192,524) as filed with the CRA.
Early Music Society of the Islands is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $211K in revenue and $193K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 23% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $41K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers.
In its own words
The society carries out the following programs: Presentation of concerts of music written before 1850 and performed in an historically informed manner on original instruments. Presentation of talks and workshops designed to promote an understanding and appreciation of the origins of the music of Western and non-Western music. Support for local musicians who wish to self-produce early music concerts. Communications designed to reach out to and encourage new audiences to discover early music.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $211K | $193K | $171K | $2,653 | $0 | $142K |
| 2023 | $151K | $161K | $144K | $0 | $0 | $120K |
| 2022 | $97K | $92K | $86K | — | — | $133K |
| 2021 | $82K | $58K | $43K | — | $0 | $164K |
| 2020 | $151K | $139K | $130K | — | — | $155K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $41K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Early Music Society of the Islands’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118890367RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.