Our World Festival of Music Inc.
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 847927852RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,831) as filed with the CRA.
Our World Festival of Music Inc. is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $16K in revenue and $19K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 40% from government.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5,861 in 2020 to $16K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1) Educate & increase the public's understanding/appreciation of the arts by providing performances in facilities open to the public. 2) Produce performing arts festivals for the purposes of educating & advancing the public's understanding/appreciation of Canada's cultural diversity in the performing arts educate artists & promote cultural exchanges.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16K | $19K | $17K | — | $0 | $3,791 |
| 2023 | $13K | $11K | $10K | — | — | $6,432 |
| 2022 | $9,250 | $18K | $17K | — | — | $4,753 |
| 2021 | $4,950 | $2,262 | $1,000 | — | — | $14K |
| 2020 | $5,861 | $2,797 | $2,000 | — | — | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lawrence McNaught (president/director); Sam Vareniuk (director); Paul deSilva (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Our World Festival of Music Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 847927852RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.