Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119030187RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,175,253) as filed with the CRA.
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 39% from government, 31% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $495K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,950 in 2024, the largest being $1,950 to The Winnipeg Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The manitoba chamber orchestra presents an annual concer series in winnipeg a series of satellite concerts and community engagement programming across manitoba including performances and workshops in schools hospitals and community centres. The mco frequently tours and produces and release recordings.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $19K | $1,950 | $208K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.4M | — | — | $32K | $314K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $926K | $23K | $8,075 | $505K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $776K | $368K | $19K | $22K | $573K |
| 2020 | $927K | $778K | $387K | $2,646 | $2,700 | $261K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,950 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$1,950
Received $495K from 16 charities:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$172K
- Manitoba Arts Council$112K
- The Bertram Austin Goodman May Easton McLaren Goodman and Dorothy Jean Goodman Foundation$65K
- Winnipeg Arts Council Inc.$52K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Manitoba Arts Council$10K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$10K
- Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation$5,000
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$3,524
- The Asper Foundation$2,500
- Abundance Canada$1,500
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$500
- The Canadian Bridge Federation Charitable Fund$500
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba$400
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$392K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Florence Carey (past president); Robert Giesbrecht (director); Pascale Altes (director); Mike LI (treasurer); Alice Mackenzie (director); Crystal Kolt (director); Gila Isaacs (director); Yvan Larocque (director); Walter Silicz (director); Alison Thiessen (vice president); Nick Slonosky (president); Alyson Shane (director); Sarah Yates-Howorth (director); Eldene Spencer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119030187RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.