Stratford Civic Orchestra
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 861415297RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($213,383) as filed with the CRA.
Stratford Civic Orchestra is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $195K in revenue and $213K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 13% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers.
In its own words
The organization (o/a stratford symphony orchestra) performs orchestral concerts in the city of stratford to an audience from the surrounding area featuring professional musicians and highlighting classical and various musical genres. As well the sso also operates a youth orchestra that is focused on teaching youth how to perform in an orchestral setting.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $195K | $213K | $185K | $5,801 | — | $55K |
| 2023 | $233K | $203K | $184K | $7,721 | — | $73K |
| 2022 | $229K | $227K | $211K | $1,148 | — | $43K |
| 2021 | $123K | $119K | $102K | $1,233 | — | $41K |
| 2020 | $201K | $176K | $145K | $18K | — | $37K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 4 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$26K
- Canadahelps Canadon$26K
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- WCPD Foundation$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$57K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stratford Civic Orchestra’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861415297RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.