Orford Musique / Orford Music
Charitable organization · Orford, Quebec · BN 122918642RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,221,581) as filed with the CRA.
Orford Musique / Orford Music is a charitable organization based in Orford, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $4.4M in revenue and $4.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $447K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
À propos d’Orford Musique Situé au cœur du parc national du Mont-Orford Orford Musique est un pôle de musique classique dont la mission est de stimuler la créativité des jeunes musiciens à leurs débuts et pendant le développement de leur vie professionnelle. Fondée par Gilles Lefebvre l’Académie Orford Musique est depuis ses débuts reconnue comme chef de file parmi les institutions d’enseignement. Elle attire chaque été de nombreux étudiants universitaires provenant des quatre coins du monde venus étudier auprès de professeurs de renommée internationale. Le Festival O…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4M | $4.2M | $3.6M | $199K | $0 | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $4.5M | $4.3M | $3.7M | $217K | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $4M | $4.2M | $3.6M | $217K | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $3.9M | $3.7M | $3.1M | $217K | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $3.3M | $2.6M | $194K | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $447K from 17 charities:
- La Fondation Communautaire de l'Estrie$225K
- The Azrieli Foundation$60K
- RBC Foundation$50K
- J. Armand Bombardier Foundation$25K
- The Bannerman Family Foundation$25K
- Fondation J. A. Desève$10K
- Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,640
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,500
- Wood Family Foundation$5,000
- Fondation Père Lindsay$5,000
- Fondation de la famille Zeller$3,000
- Fondation Eulalie-Rose$3,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,000
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$35
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roger Noel (président); Pierre Bernard (trésorier); Yves Leduc (vice-président); Savard Jean (secrétaire); Richard Hugues (administrateur); Deslauriers Pierre (administrateur); Matthieu Cardinal (vice-président); Monique Desroches (administrateur); Wesley Olsen (administrateur); Jacques Lajoie (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Orford Musique / Orford Music’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 122918642RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.