Orchestre Symphonique des jeunes du West Island
Publicly funded institution · Pointe-Claire, Quebec · BN 133219683RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($61,479) as filed with the CRA.
Orchestre Symphonique des jeunes du West Island is a charitable organization based in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $63K in revenue and $61K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 89 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $288 in 2024, the largest being $288 to Westminster Presbyterian Church (Pierrefonds). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
L'association organise des activités permettant le développement des connaissances musicales des jeunes dans un orchestre symphonique sous la direction d un chef d orchestre professionnel. Ces activités regroupent des répétitions hebdomadaires et des participations à des camps musicaux des festivals des concerts des compétitions de concertos et des échanges avec d autres orchestres de jeunes. The association organizes activities for youth allowing the development of their musical abilities in a symphonic orchestra under the direction of a professional conductor. These activities represen…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $63K | $61K | $57K | — | $288 | $190K |
| 2023 | $58K | $66K | $62K | — | — | $189K |
| 2022 | $67K | $36K | $33K | — | — | $197K |
| 2021 | $16K | $14K | $10K | — | — | $166K |
| 2020 | $73K | $50K | $45K | — | — | $165K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $288 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$32K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michel Joron (president); Ted Cameron (vice-president secretary); William Brenner (administrator); Frank Gattinger (treasurer); Caitlin Berger (administrator); David Marlowe (administrator); Georges Sew (administrator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Orchestre Symphonique des jeunes du West Island’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133219683RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.