Paisley Blues Festival
Charitable organization · Paisley, Ontario · BN 810265165RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($86,700) as filed with the CRA.
Paisley Blues Festival is a charitable organization based in Paisley, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $88K in revenue and $87K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from government, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,190.
Compared with 1,004 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $44K in 2020 to $88K in 2023.
In its own words
Presenting live blues music to the region
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $88K | $87K | $87K | — | $0 | $23K |
| 2022 | $81K | $80K | $70K | — | $10K | $77K |
| 2021 | $88K | $83K | $83K | — | $0 | $43K |
| 2020 | $44K | $43K | $43K | — | $0 | $39K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,190 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Paisley Blues Festival’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 810265165RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.