The Edison Singers
Charitable organization · Elora, Ontario · BN 704362714RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($229,139) as filed with the CRA.
The Edison Singers is a charitable organization based in Elora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $274K in revenue and $229K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations, 7% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $254.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 75% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $131K in 2021 to $274K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
We presented 11 live performances in various communities across Southern Ontario during the 2024 fiscal year. We also produced virtual performances and educational chats for the general public free of charge. Our singers were presented mainly as a full choir but also as step-out soloists duos and trios in these live and virtual events. We finished up our 2023/2024 season in April and May of 2024 with 4 live performances and began our 2024/2025 in the Fall of 2024 with 6 live performances and a virtual educational video chat. We are preparing for a new season (2025/2026) of 10 live concerts …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $274K | $229K | $229K | $8,965 | — | $21K |
| 2023 | $204K | $200K | $115K | $9,227 | — | -$23K |
| 2022 | $137K | $191K | — | — | — | -$27K |
| 2021 | $131K | $91K | $75K | $2,906 | $0 | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $254 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dennis Deters (president); John David Edison (vice-president & secretary); Barbara Dunsmore (treasurer); Irene Bailey (director); Kevin Bothwell (director); Sheila Gallagher (director); Mary Nesbitt (director); William Punnett (director); Noel Edison (artistic director & conductor); Esther Farrell (executive director); Ilya Artemyev (director); John Anthony Whittingham (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Edison Singers’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 704362714RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.