Jazz.fm91 Inc.
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118864826RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,952,287) as filed with the CRA.
Jazz.fm91 Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $132K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $13K in 2024, the largest being $3,800 to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Jazz.FM91: • Operates a 24/7 all jazz FM radio broadcasting station on a non-profit basis that provides radio programming designed to enrich the general public’s understanding and appreciation of jazz music and the arts. • Develops produces and distributes programs and materials that expose listeners to live music and provide listeners with exposure and access to artists through both on-air live performance broadcasts and live events • Creates national and international exposure for Canadian jazz artists through radio programming feature performances and interviews. • Provides innovative …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $3M | $1.2M | $438K | $13K | $886K |
| 2023 | $3.2M | $3.3M | $1.4M | $530K | $8,000 | $931K |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.4M | $1.4M | $555K | $9,700 | $979K |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $2.9M | $1.4M | $398K | $9,950 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $3.2M | $1.3M | $288K | $5,000 | $686K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $13K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $132K from 19 charities:
- RBC Foundation$45K
- Jazz Performance and Education Centre$32K
- BenefAction Foundation$11K
- Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,567
- Canada Gives$6,550
- William and Mary Singer Family Canadian Foundation$5,000
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,429
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,803
- The Chawkers foundation$1,000
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$500
- Toronto Foundation$487
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$370
- Waterloo Region Community Foundation$325
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$250
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$150
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$70
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Von Schilling (chair); Greg Gooding (director); Sandra Caswell (director); Cathy Alexander (director); Victor Shirantha Beddage (director); Thompson Egbo-Egbo (vice chair); Marc Paris (vice chair); Neil Mathur (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Jazz.fm91 Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118864826RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.