Soundstreams Canada Concerts/concerts Soundstreams du Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118849389RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,301,791) as filed with the CRA.
Soundstreams Canada Concerts/concerts Soundstreams du Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 50% from government, 30% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $244K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Soundstreams is a global leader in the presentation of innovative carefully curated and immersive contemporary musical concerts. We are committed to showcasing the work of living Canadian and global composers/musicians often with the goal of bringing to focus themes that are relevant for today's society. Founded in 1982 Soundstreams’ curatorial platform has introduced audiences to over 170 works from some of the finest and most groundbreaking composers of our age. Soundstreams’ commitment to Canadian music extends beyond our Main Stage series in Toronto where we often pair the music o…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $941K | $104K | — | $234K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $950K | $101K | — | $411K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $77K | — | $474K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $877K | $681K | $2,205 | — | $464K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $921K | $2,736 | — | $172K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $244K from 10 charities:
- The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation$100K
- The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation$50K
- The Azrieli Foundation$50K
- The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,987
- Ontario Arts Foundation/fondation des Arts de l'Ontario$5,705
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,585
- Toronto Foundation$500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$387K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kate Applin (director); Lawrence Smith (director); Coco Chen (director); Michael Low (director); Oluwatobi Oyebola (treasurer); Angela Stirpe (director); Peter Moss (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Soundstreams Canada Concerts/concerts Soundstreams du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118849389RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.