Music on Main Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 844093567RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($976,809) as filed with the CRA.
Music on Main Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $901K in revenue and $977K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 39% from government. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $414K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provides musical performances at public venues - Provides the public with the opportunity to increase their understanding and appreciation of the performing arts - Educates artists through participation and performances - Encourages discourse between audience members (public) and artists
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $901K | $977K | $594K | $11K | — | $71K |
| 2023 | $786K | $786K | $594K | $11K | — | $147K |
| 2022 | $681K | $681K | $530K | $11K | — | $147K |
| 2021 | $818K | $696K | $516K | $14K | — | $148K |
| 2020 | $741K | $696K | $511K | $4,437 | — | $26K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $414K from 19 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$131K
- Canadahelps Canadon$131K
- Y.P. Heung Foundation$40K
- The Azrieli Foundation$30K
- Vancouver Foundation$28K
- Deux Mille Foundation$11K
- JTC Heersink Foundation$8,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$6,258
- Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation$5,000
- Diamond Foundation$5,000
- Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation$5,000
- The Christopher Foundation$5,000
- The Hamber Foundation$2,500
- McCarthy Tetrault Foundation$2,500
- R & J Stern Family Foundation$1,500
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$847
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$700
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$190
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$407K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Gelmon (director); Christopher Sklar (vice-president); Michael Bowie (treasurer & secretary); Anne Stewart (director); Peter Stanley (director); Gloria Wong (director); Michael Joy (president); Colleen Maybin (director); Andrew Lasko (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Music on Main Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 844093567RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.