Strathcona Spatial Sound Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 743015471RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($148,968) as filed with the CRA.
Strathcona Spatial Sound Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $136K in revenue and $149K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $298.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The Strathcona Spatial Sound Society (SSSS) advances education and accessibility in spatial sound by supporting artists community members and the public through three ongoing programs. Artist Bursaries: SSSS provides bursaries to artists accepted into Lobe Spatial Sound Studio’s residency program subsidizing studio and mentorship fees to make spatial-sound creation more accessible. Artists are selected through an application process based on project quality artistic goals and commitment to professional growth. Residencies typically last one to four weeks and include hands-on training with…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $136K | $149K | $126K | — | — | $6,988 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $298 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Katryna De Lorme (secretary treasurer); Michael Klose (vice president); Shay Kuebler (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Strathcona Spatial Sound Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 743015471RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.