Festival of the Sound
Charitable organization · Parry Sound, Ontario · BN 107381311RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($816,011) as filed with the CRA.
Festival of the Sound is a charitable organization based in Parry Sound, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $829K in revenue and $816K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 23% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $64K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $419K in 2020 to $829K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Operated a festival of music during the months of july and august in parry sound ontario
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $829K | $816K | $740K | $19K | — | $456K |
| 2023 | $917K | $932K | $861K | $16K | — | $383K |
| 2022 | $964K | $850K | $796K | $3,961 | — | $398K |
| 2021 | $545K | $521K | $472K | $1,513 | — | $284K |
| 2020 | $419K | $342K | $297K | $277 | — | $260K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $64K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$193K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Beaucage (director); Jodi Contin (director); Victor D'Souza (director); Joyce Delong (director); Winfer Foster (director); Melanie Gray (director); Henny Groenendijk Baljet (director); Jim Hanna (director); Lily Harmer (director); Sarah Hicks (director); Sally Labath (secretary); Karen Laing (vice-chair); Bonnie Ramsay (treasurer); Janis Ryder (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Festival of the Sound’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107381311RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.