Nanaimo Concert Band Society
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 872750914RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($29,803) as filed with the CRA.
Nanaimo Concert Band Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $29K in revenue and $30K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 93% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Nearly 50 volunteer musicians perform a free Christmas concert to support the Salvation Army. The Band also plays at the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies and gives free summer concerts for the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29K | $30K | $10K | $10K | — | $187K |
| 2023 | $23K | $29K | $9,469 | $8,497 | — | $187K |
| 2022 | $36K | $38K | $7,474 | $11K | — | $188K |
| 2021 | $11K | $5,567 | $2,650 | — | — | $186K |
| 2020 | $23K | $20K | $5,181 | $6,759 | — | $181K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $50 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$6,000
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tracy Harvey (president); Christopher Spencer-Johnson (treasurer); Karen Withers-Janssen (secretary); Roberta Bogle (librarian); Barbara Tease (publicity manager); Kelly-Ann Gourlay (concert coordinator); Christine Shaw (property manager); David Herman (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nanaimo Concert Band Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872750914RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.