Kingston Symphony Association
Charitable organization · Kingston, Ontario · BN 118982339RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,122,391) as filed with the CRA.
Kingston Symphony Association is a charitable organization based in Kingston, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 20% from government. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $408K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
The Kingston Symphony Association performed orchestral concerts both in person and online for the enjoyment by and enrichment of residents in Kingston and the surrounding region. The Kingston Symphony presented education and outreach programs for students and for community members.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $848K | $1,125 | — | $895K |
| 2023 | $899K | $1.1M | $911K | $3,244 | — | $925K |
| 2022 | $790K | $681K | $430K | $8,220 | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $831K | $481K | $233K | $2,262 | — | $998K |
| 2020 | $934K | $887K | $652K | $18K | — | $626K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $408K from 12 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$139K
- Canadahelps Canadon$139K
- Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario$42K
- Community Foundation for Kingston & Area$37K
- William James Henderson Foundation$25K
- The Davies Charitable Foundation Inc.$7,500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$6,000
- The Davies Charitable Foundation Inc.$5,000
- The Davies Charitable Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Anna & Edward C. Churchill Foundation$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$648
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$193K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kingston Symphony Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118982339RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.