Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra Association Inc.
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 122524713RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($214,724) as filed with the CRA.
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra Association Inc. is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $972K in revenue and $215K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 49% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $157K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 65 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $5.1M in 2020 to $972K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Kws in one of canada's outstanding orchestras presenting a diverse and rich concert season and garnering national and international attention for its artistry and musicianship as well as its innovative progamming. Concerts series include signature (classical) pops baroque family youth and kinder.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $972K | $215K | $63K | $28K | — | -$9,701 |
| 2023 | $4.4M | $4.9M | — | — | — | -$905K |
| 2022 | $4.9M | $5.1M | — | — | — | -$353K |
| 2021 | $4.7M | $4.2M | — | — | — | -$184K |
| 2020 | $5.1M | $5M | $4.3M | $225K | — | -$558K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $157K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions65
- Total compensation, all staff$87K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ross Wells (secretary); Mary Joy Aitken (director); Andrew Kugler (director); Joy Montgomery (director); William Poole (chair); David Proulx (director); Satish Rangaswamy (director); Paul Ross (treasurer); Colin Sarkany (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra Association Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 122524713RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.