L'Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec
Charitable organization · Quebec, Quebec · BN 119069532RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,228,860) as filed with the CRA.
L'Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec is a charitable organization based in Quebec, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $9.2M in revenue and $9.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 46% from government. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $436K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 78 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
L'orchestre symphonique de québec a présenté pendant sa saison régulière des concerts symphoniques populaires familiaux des matinées symphoniques et des notes à répétition.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.2M | $9.2M | $7.7M | $550K | — | $368K |
| 2023 | $8.8M | $8.8M | $6.9M | $464K | $550K | $350K |
| 2022 | $8.2M | $7.9M | $5.3M | $1.2M | $725K | $293K |
| 2021 | $7.9M | $7.4M | $5.6M | $1.1M | $760K | $73K |
| 2020 | $7M | $6.8M | $5.7M | $303K | — | -$468K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $436K from 11 charities:
- Fondation de l'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec$400K
- RBC Foundation$15K
- Fondation Ariane Riou & Réal Plourde$5,000
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$5,000
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,302
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$1,000
- Virginia Parker Foundation$1,000
- South Shore Furniture Foundation$700
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$279
- Province de Saint-Joseph des servantes du Saint-Coeur de Marie—
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
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions78
- Total compensation, all staff$4.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Réjean Léger (secrétaire); Mireille Coté (administratrice); Britta Kröger (présidente); Éric Fortier (administrateur); Simon Girard (administrateur); Martin Roy (administrateur); Carmen Bernier (administrateur); Adriana Popa (administrateur); Dominic Vallières (administrateur); François Amyot (administrateur); Serge Malaison (administrateur); Julie Bédard (administrateur); Martin Cousineau (administrateur); Hélène Michel (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from L'Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119069532RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.