Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 118946995RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($169,833) as filed with the CRA.
Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $213K in revenue and $170K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Orchestral training for young musicians weekly full orchestra rehearsals monthly sectional rehearsals orchestral workshops seasonal and special performances for schools.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $213K | $170K | $92K | — | — | $552K |
| 2023 | $355K | $320K | $320K | — | — | $506K |
| 2022 | $127K | $139K | $139K | — | — | $485K |
| 2021 | $516K | $251K | $251K | — | — | $497K |
| 2020 | $145K | $137K | $137K | — | — | $217K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $69K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$117K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amita Modi Shandro (president); Sandra Schiebelbein (vice president); Evelyn Higgins (treasurer); Lisa Krakowski (secretary); Sydney Bulman-Fleming (past president); Patrick Conley (director); Betty Hesser (director); Mary Reader (director); Paula Tyler (director); Andrew Watson (director); Tracey Watchurst (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118946995RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.