Looking at the Stars Foundation
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 779585298RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($69,896) as filed with the CRA.
Looking at the Stars Foundation is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $62K in revenue and $70K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $35K in 2020 to $62K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The vision: looking at the stars is a philanthropy based in toronto whose main purpose is to deliver classical music recitals performed by world-class artists as gifts to institutions and organizations whose members may not have an opportunity to experience live classical music in a traditional setting or those without access to traditional venues. The audience: we provide musical gifts to hospital patients long-term care facility residents shelter users inmates of correctional facilities and other audiences without the means or the ability to attend classical music recitals in tradit…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62K | $70K | $70K | — | — | -$8,287 |
| 2023 | $54K | $70K | $70K | — | — | -$471 |
| 2022 | $35K | $45K | $45K | — | — | $15K |
| 2021 | $76K | $77K | $77K | — | — | $25K |
| 2020 | $35K | $22K | $22K | — | — | $26K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $17K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dmitri Kanovich (chairman); Peter Lambert (director); Stan Harwood (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Looking at the Stars Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 779585298RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.