El Sistema Calgary Multicultural Orchestra Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 792485476RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($233,521) as filed with the CRA.
El Sistema Calgary Multicultural Orchestra Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 $263K in revenue and $234K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government, 22% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $79K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Calgary multicultural orchestra program. It is an after free-school music program based on el sistema. We provide free-loan instruments school year-round free music lessons as well snacks to who participate in the program. The program consists in music group lessons and orchestra rehearsals; each child receives 4 hours of music lesson a week. We have regular performances during the year including a christmas concert spring concert and end of the school year concert as well as communities performances around the year. Our classes are a combination of in person and online. Volunteers he…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $263K | $234K | $163K | $400 | — | $68K |
| 2023 | $120K | $103K | $19K | — | — | $49K |
| 2021 | $128K | $157K | $147K | — | — | $110K |
| 2020 | $209K | $70K | $62K | — | — | $140K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $79K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$84K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jose Duque (executive director); Raul Acosta (vice-president/treasurer); Niandry Moreno (president/secretary); Chuck Kuhn (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from El Sistema Calgary Multicultural Orchestra Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 792485476RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.