Okanagan Symphony Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 119066215RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,351,835) as filed with the CRA.
Okanagan Symphony Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 32% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $128K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Presentation of symphony concerts in the okanagan valley of british columbia. As well as providing various education and outreach initiatives and programs for all ages with a primary focus on young people ages 3 to 20.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $915K | $31K | — | $293K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $200 | — | $416K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $457K |
| 2021 | $994K | $655K | $452K | — | — | $465K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1M | $30K | — | $116K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $128K from 9 charities:
- Central Okanagan Foundation$44K
- Dennis O'Rourke Foundation$25K
- Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen$20K
- The Calgary Foundation$15K
- Community Foundation of the North Okanagan$12K
- A Cappella Foundation$10K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$600
- Vancity Community Foundation$500
- Canadahelps Canadon$310
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$440K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Burns (president); Lisa Murray (vice president); Trevor Johnson (treasurer); Micki Ruth (secretary); Alexis Macmillan (director); Angie Garg (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Okanagan Symphony Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119066215RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.