Orchestre Symphonique de l'Agora
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 813209939RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,159,602) as filed with the CRA.
Orchestre Symphonique de l'Agora is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations, 15% from government. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $367K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $524K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
L'osa présente des concerts au profit d'organismes de bienfaisance. Mission: réinventer le rôle des musiciens classiques dans la société en leur donnant le pourvoir d'augmenter collectivement leur impac sur le monde grâce à leur talent et leur engagement.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $872K | — | $100K | $97K |
| 2023 | $836K | $972K | $460K | — | $365K | -$130K |
| 2022 | $848K | $929K | $653K | — | $150K | $5,114 |
| 2021 | $651K | $570K | $206K | — | $266K | $126K |
| 2020 | $524K | $527K | $271K | — | $123K | $4,628 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $367K from 16 charities:
- WCPD Foundation$57K
- Fondation Ariane Riou & Réal Plourde$50K
- Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation$50K
- The Foundation of Greater Montreal$40K
- Fondation Ariane Riou & Réal Plourde$25K
- Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation$25K
- BenefAction Foundation$25K
- Godin Family Foundation$25K
- The Azrieli Foundation$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- La Fondation Chopin Péladeau$10K
- Fondation Desjardins$10K
- Fondation Ariane Riou & Réal Plourde$5,000
- Fondation Lorraine et Jean Turmel$5,000
- Fondation J. A. Desève$5,000
- Les Dominicaines de la Trinité du Québec—
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$104K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cholé Chabanole (vice-présidente); Audrey Gabriella Comarroe (administratrice); Maurane Cloutier (secrétaire); Maryse Ulrich; Élise Poulin (administratrice); Nicholas Ellis (administrateur); Christian Ruel (trésorier); Stella Riggi (administratrice); Nancy Mancini (administratrice); Michel Bélanger-Roy (président); Mehdi Labadi (administrateur); Jean-Frédéric Caron (directeur général).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Orchestre Symphonique de l'Agora’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813209939RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.