The Cape Breton Chamber Orchestra Society
Charitable organization · Sydney, Nova Scotia · BN 860241132RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,609) as filed with the CRA.
The Cape Breton Chamber Orchestra Society is a charitable organization based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $11K in revenue and $6,609 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The Cape Breton Orchestra's educational mandate includes providing opportunities for its 40 members to develop their musical instrumental and ensemble-playing skills while educating the public about composers repertoire genres and music history. There is something unique and special about an orchestra where a piece of music truly only lives when each member contributes their part. Our members include young people interested in pursuing music in higher education graduates of university music programs and music teachers as well as music lovers with all manner of musical backgrounds. Mem…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11K | $6,609 | $6,609 | — | — | $20K |
| 2023 | $9,135 | $7,504 | $7,504 | — | $0 | $15K |
| 2022 | $4,649 | $3,198 | $3,198 | — | — | $13K |
| 2021 | $1,720 | $2,476 | $2,476 | — | $0 | $12K |
| 2020 | — | $1,615 | $1,615 | — | — | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Sparling (treasurer); Noelle Wadden (director - conductor); Wendy Munro (co-chair); Kevin Strong (secretary); Jennie McKibbon (co-chair); Boyd MacNeil (member-at-large); Lisa Gallant-MacNeil (member-at-large); Taylor Billard (member-at-large); Martin Chandler (member-at-large (librarian)).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cape Breton Chamber Orchestra Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 860241132RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.