Instruments of Change Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 802323113RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,720) as filed with the CRA.
Instruments of Change Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $15K in revenue and $11K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations, 33% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,086.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $96K in 2020 to $15K in 2024.
In its own words
1) teach music in a variety of community facilities. 2) facilitate community arts engagements with youth seniors immigrants and other marginalized adults in schools community centres etc. 3) educate artists to facilitate community arts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15K | $11K | $9,002 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $23K | $21K | $19K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $32K | $10K | $7,354 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $60K | $50K | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $96K | $52K | $34K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,086 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,086
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$13K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Instruments of Change Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 802323113RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.