The Caledonian Orchestra Society
Charitable organization · New Glasgow, Nova Scotia · BN 890753577RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($15,946) as filed with the CRA.
The Caledonian Orchestra Society is a charitable organization based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $17K in revenue and $16K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations, 12% from government.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $10K in 2020 to $17K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Providing scottish music and entertainment to the general public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17K | $16K | $14K | — | — | $5,705 |
| 2023 | $11K | $18K | — | — | — | $3,783 |
| 2022 | $5,061 | $15K | — | — | — | $7,911 |
| 2021 | $9,113 | $814 | — | — | — | $17K |
| 2020 | $10K | $13K | $13K | — | — | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ronald Gilkie (president); Gregory Dickson (vice president and treasurer); Beverley Gandy (secretary); Nelson Ferguson (music director); Margaret Logan-Chisholm (past president); Carol McNutt (member-at-large); Jennifer Macdonald (member-at-large); Heather Bishop-Taylor (member-at-large); Melanie Macdonald (member-at-large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Caledonian Orchestra Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890753577RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.