Nelson Musical Festival Association
Charitable organization · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 877501726RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($25,134) as filed with the CRA.
Nelson Musical Festival Association is a charitable organization based in Nelson, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $25K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 12% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,455.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $11K in 2020 to $26K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Delivery of a biennial multi-disciplinary adjudicated performing arts festival for students in the nelson area. Support of arts education in scholarships and bursaries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $25K | $22K | — | $3,500 | — |
| 2023 | $1,559 | $1,400 | $1,400 | — | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $26K | $29K | $29K | — | — | $33K |
| 2021 | $1,190 | $1,112 | $1,112 | — | — | $45K |
| 2020 | $11K | $5,587 | $5,587 | — | — | $44K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,455 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellie Hedges (president); Wendy Herbison (past president); Margaret Stacey (treasurer); Carole Bonin (director); Margot Zimmer (director); Jody Dudley (director); Rachel Deshon Gabanna (director); Tatiana Krol (director); Joy Gillender (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nelson Musical Festival Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 877501726RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.