Surrey City Orchestra Society
Publicly funded institution · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 793134917RR0001 · Education in the Arts
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
Surrey City Orchestra Society is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $45K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,238.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the surrey city orchestra is to present professional live music that engages and enhances the lives of surry's diverse population while also providing educational outreach programs throughout the city. To meet the needs of our multicultural community the surrey city orchestra is committed to partnering with cultural groups performance venues and target audiences. In order to leverage the good reputations and success of existancearts organizations in surrey the sco intends to partner with these groups to co-host events and performances - not just hire musicians for specific pe…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $45K | — | — | — | $21K |
| 2023 | $75K | $74K | — | — | — | $18K |
| 2022 | $426 | $17K | — | — | — | $17K |
| 2021 | $42K | $29K | — | — | — | $33K |
| 2020 | $52K | $34K | — | — | — | $32K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,238 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellen Farrugia (president); Katrina Lavigne (treasurer); Greg Farrugia (director); Brian Duncan (director); Grace Kreykenbohm (secretary); Judy Higginbotham (director); Grant Rowledge (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Surrey City Orchestra Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 793134917RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.