Fom Music Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 132855735RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($143,595) as filed with the CRA.
Fom Music Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $150K in revenue and $144K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,832.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 75% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Rehabilitation and socialization programs for people recovering from mental illness or addictions with music programs community concerts group music lessons and special events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $150K | $144K | $133K | $767 | — | $22K |
| 2023 | $150K | $144K | $133K | $630 | — | $23K |
| 2022 | $145K | $145K | $138K | $256 | — | $16K |
| 2021 | $137K | $133K | $126K | $408 | — | $19K |
| 2020 | $117K | $119K | $112K | $406 | — | $5,322 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,832 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$58K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rodney Munro (secretary treasurer); Robert Buckle (director of membership); Nathan Michaels (president); Winona Demone (board member); Julio Galleguillos (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fom Music Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132855735RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.