ST. Michael's Choir School
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 108032236RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,740,353) as filed with the CRA.
ST. Michael's Choir School is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $25K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $11K in 2024, the largest being $11K to Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Toronto in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To establish maintain and support a liturgical school of music instruction at st. Michael's choir school for children and youth. To provide bursaries and scholarships to support the music education of students and purchasing and maintaining musical instruments.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.7M | $494K | $221K | $11K | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $455K | $175K | — | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2M | $278K | $179K | — | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $2.8M | $1.1M | $66K | $888K | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.1M | $1.7M | $134K | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $11K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $25K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Frank Leo (director); John Mulhall (vice president); Francis Portelli (director); Edward Curtis (director); Michael Schuck (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. Michael's Choir School’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108032236RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.