Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay-Lac ST-Jean Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Chicoutimi, Quebec · BN 107802878RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($942,167) as filed with the CRA.
Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay-Lac ST-Jean Inc. is a charitable organization based in Chicoutimi, 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $848K in revenue and $942K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $78K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Diffusion de la musique classique dans la région du saguenay-lac-st-jean
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $848K | $942K | $750K | — | — | -$4,906 |
| 2023 | $837K | $948K | $773K | — | — | $89K |
| 2022 | $733K | $649K | $507K | — | — | $282K |
| 2021 | $893K | $510K | $392K | — | — | $216K |
| 2020 | $827K | $757K | $590K | — | — | -$73K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $78K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$241K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Louise Bouchard (administrateur); Louis-Philippe Desgagné (administrateur); Sonia Lavoie (secrétaire); Sara-Maude Roy (vice-présidenete); Berhnard Simard (président); Marie-Claude Tardif (administrateur); Charles-Philippe Tremblay (vice-président); Normand Letendre (administrateur); Éric Lebel (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay-Lac ST-Jean Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107802878RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.