Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra
Charitable organization · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 822007977RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($89,013) as filed with the CRA.
Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $68K in revenue and $89K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1) Three concert season (virtual performances)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $68K | $89K | $82K | — | $0 | $53K |
| 2023 | $64K | $68K | $48K | — | $0 | $75K |
| 2022 | $58K | $52K | $36K | — | — | $78K |
| 2021 | $40K | $46K | $27K | — | — | $71K |
| 2020 | $55K | $70K | $51K | — | — | $78K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$13K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Jones (ex-officio music director); Wendy Wagler (ex-officio general manager); Simone Beaucage (member at large); Shira Ginsler (member at large); Raisa Sayed (treasurer); Simone Beaucage (acting chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822007977RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.