Musica Intima Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 872525530RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($404,343) as filed with the CRA.
Musica Intima 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 $354K in revenue and $404K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 45% from government, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $98K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 81% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
A Vancouver based collaborative ensemble musica intima performs regularly for diverse audiences throughout the Lower Mainland as well as tours across Canada. The ensemble operates a community concert series bringing professional choral music to their audiences as well as outreach activities including workshops for young composers mentorship for young singers and a casual choir run in collaboration with the PHSA and BC Cancer for health care professionals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $354K | $404K | $339K | $1,564 | $0 | -$55K |
| 2023 | $427K | $439K | $373K | $3,666 | — | -$19K |
| 2022 | $286K | $326K | $271K | $3,575 | — | -$6,909 |
| 2021 | $230K | $222K | $171K | — | — | $33K |
| 2020 | $237K | $208K | $145K | $3,410 | $0 | $30K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $98K from 13 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$29K
- Canadahelps Canadon$29K
- Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation$10K
- The Azrieli Foundation$7,500
- Vancouver Foundation$5,478
- McCarthy Tetrault Foundation$5,000
- The Hamber Foundation$3,000
- Deux Mille Foundation$2,500
- Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation$2,500
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$2,000
- Lohn Foundation$1,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$750
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$350
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$88K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Troy Topnik (president); Dan McFaull (treasurer); Katherine Evans (singers representative); Brigid Lumholst-Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Musica Intima Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872525530RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.