Orchestras Canada/orchestres Canada
Publicly funded institution · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 119067775RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($605,115) as filed with the CRA.
Orchestras Canada/orchestres Canada is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $577K in revenue and $605K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $83K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Research on orchestras Online job board for musicians and arts administrators Workshops conferences peer meetings and webinars for Arts Administrators and Board Members Newsletters websites and other resources for Orchestras Youth Orchestras Musicians Ensembles and Arts Administrators and Board Members across Canada
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $577K | $605K | $521K | — | — | $292K |
| 2023 | $456K | $496K | $374K | $1,288 | — | $320K |
| 2022 | $764K | $721K | $600K | $268 | — | $360K |
| 2021 | $606K | $438K | $325K | — | — | $317K |
| 2020 | $447K | $441K | $293K | $434 | — | $148K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $83K from 5 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$305K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jaelem Bhate (director); Maxime Lataille (director); Andrew Balfour (director); Denis Tang (director); Dina Gilbert (director); Hugh Donnan (director); Hanna Choi (director); T. Patrick Carrabré (president); Roberta Smith (director); Peter Sametz (treasurer); Marie-Claire Lavigueur (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Orchestras Canada/orchestres Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119067775RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.