Music Share
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 787845114RR0001 · Relief of the Aged · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($159,806) as filed with the CRA.
Music Share is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under relief of the aged. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $214K in revenue and $160K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from donations, 16% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $43K.
Compared with 85 seniors' charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $37K in 2022 to $214K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
In person: music share for seniors in-person program connects seniors living in long-term care with our trained program facilitators for one-to-one or small group music listening experiences. Virtual: music share for seniors virtual program connects seniors living in long-term care with trained program facilitators for one-to-one or small group music listening experiences over scheduled zoom videocalls. Remote playlisting: music shares remote playlisting service provides older adults living in long-term care with personalized music playlists that can be accessed on devices owned and operated…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $214K | $160K | $152K | — | — | $54K |
| 2023 | $111K | $123K | $113K | — | — | -$248 |
| 2022 | $37K | $29K | $28K | — | $0 | $13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $43K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$126K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dunja ILIC (secretary/interim chair); Marlene Benavides (treasurer); Patricia Clark (board member); Chris Goodwin (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Music Share’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 787845114RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.