Symphony New Brunswick Inc./Symphonie Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.
Charitable organization · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 119132447RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,028,308) as filed with the CRA.
Symphony New Brunswick Inc./Symphonie Nouveau-Brunswick Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 33% from government, 33% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $427K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $590K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Performs masters series concerts in fredericton moncton and saint john. Virtuoso series for the saint john string quartet in fredericton moncton and saint john which also includes performances by ventus machina. Cadenza series which is an annual tour of smaller communities. School outreach program in southern new brunswick for grades kindergarden to 9.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1M | $862K | — | — | $54K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $41K |
| 2022 | $837K | $821K | $693K | — | — | $154K |
| 2021 | $719K | $805K | $590K | — | — | $137K |
| 2020 | $590K | $576K | $423K | — | — | $143K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $427K from 9 charities:
- Symphony New Brunswick Foundation Inc./la Fondation Symphonie Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.$345K
- The McCain Foundation$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$20K
- RBC Foundation$15K
- Sussex Area Community Foundation Incorporated$4,500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,000
- The Corporation of the Anglican Parish of Saint John$1,000
- United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick Region Inc.\centraide de la Region du Grand Moncton et du Sud Est du Nouveau-New Brunswick Inc.$496
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$312K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Katie Bowden (director); Edmund Dawe (director); Kathryn Hamer (director); Peter Hyslop (director); Lise Leger-Anderson (director); Susan Lenard (director); Gilles Melanson (director); Reid Parker (president & board chair); Catherina Rignanesi (treasurer); Eric Savoie (director); David Shore (director); Donne Smith (director); Michael Wennberg (director); Sarah Jane Lewis (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Symphony New Brunswick Inc./Symphonie Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119132447RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.