Mersey Band Society
Charitable organization · Liverpool, Nova Scotia · BN 890432792RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,800) as filed with the CRA.
Mersey Band Society is a charitable organization based in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $13K in revenue and $14K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $192.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8,069 in 2020 to $13K in 2024.
In its own words
Provide music for parades and concerts throughout the year for residents of Queens Shelburne Annapolis and Yarmouth counties Provide music instruction to adults and school age children Provide summer and March Break music camps for children and adults Adult/Youth Swing Band Ensembles for youth and adults Support for younger musicians at Music Festival
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13K | $14K | $12K | — | — | $4,824 |
| 2023 | $13K | $14K | $12K | — | — | $5,734 |
| 2022 | $5,814 | $14K | $120 | — | — | $6,329 |
| 2021 | $3,780 | $6,388 | $4,801 | — | — | $7,759 |
| 2020 | $8,069 | $1,439 | $1,439 | — | — | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $192 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$3,800
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mersey Band Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890432792RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.