Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra/les Amis de l'Orchestre du Centre National des Arts
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 128955929RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($47,493) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra/les Amis de l'Orchestre du Centre National des Arts is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $53K in revenue and $47K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,853.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $33K in 2024, the largest being $26K to National Arts Centre Foundation/fondation Centre National des Arts. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $33K in 2020 to $53K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Through memberships donations and fundraising events we support the nac orchestra's music educations initiatives and provide awards and grants to support young people's music programs and projects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $53K | $47K | — | $7,857 | $34K | $132K |
| 2023 | $42K | $47K | — | — | $37K | $0 |
| 2022 | $25K | $42K | — | $4,137 | $35K | $0 |
| 2021 | $12K | $28K | — | — | $26K | $0 |
| 2020 | $33K | $33K | — | $1,058 | $21K | $140K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $33K to 6 qualified donees:
- National Arts Centre Foundation/fondation Centre National des Arts$26K
- Carleton University$2,500
- National Capital Region Music Festival (1945)$1,500
- Multicultural Arts for Schools and Communities/ Arts Multiculturel dans les Ecoles et les Collectivites$1,000
- Young String Performers' Foundation$1,000
- OrKidstra - Sistema Ottawa$1,000
Received $1,853 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine McLaughlin (president); Madeleine Aubrey (1st vp; director memb); Melina Vacca-Pugsley (2nd vip; director conc); Sally Boucher (treasurer); Kathleen McKillop (secretary); Carol Lutes Racine (diplomatic liaison); Michel Drapeau (legal counsel); Suzanne Gumpert (director events).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra/les Amis de l'Orchestre du Centre National des Arts’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128955929RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.