Musique Royale a Treasury of Music From Our Historic Past
Charitable organization · Lunenburg, Nova Scotia · BN 119049872RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($281,728) as filed with the CRA.
Musique Royale a Treasury of Music From Our Historic Past is a charitable organization based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $295K in revenue and $282K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 28% from government, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $43K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $3,213 to Second Story Women's Centre. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Performances of early and traditional music in settings of historic and cultural significance in nova scotia. Festivals and workshops for students in lunenburg nova scotia.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $295K | $282K | $258K | $38 | $12K | $99K |
| 2023 | $324K | $323K | $288K | — | $27K | $85K |
| 2022 | $345K | $349K | $344K | — | — | $85K |
| 2021 | $222K | $188K | $184K | — | — | $89K |
| 2020 | $216K | $196K | $195K | — | — | $55K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12K to 5 qualified donees:
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:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$53K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Deanna Hurd (director); John Miller (treasurer); Margaret Herdman (director); Kate Therien (president); Frances Morris (director); Rhian Merritt (director); Wendy Elliott (director); James Gray (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Musique Royale a Treasury of Music From Our Historic Past’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119049872RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.