The Elora Singers
Charitable organization · Elora, Ontario · BN 135807824RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($463,684) as filed with the CRA.
The Elora Singers is a charitable organization based in Elora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $421K in revenue and $464K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 48% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $47K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $277K in 2020 to $421K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
A series of musical concerts performed throughout the year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $421K | $464K | $314K | $43K | — | -$19K |
| 2023 | $484K | $359K | $211K | $53K | $15K | $23K |
| 2022 | $350K | $431K | $288K | $50K | — | -$102K |
| 2021 | $307K | $308K | $184K | $31K | — | -$20K |
| 2020 | $277K | $238K | $131K | $17K | — | -$19K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $47K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$93K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Barr (past chair); Kenneth Frey (director); Justin Gorgi (treasurer); Brad Halls (director); Alex Miller (director); Kenneth Seiling (director); Denise Williams (director); Julie Wilson (chair); Sarah Gardiner (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Elora Singers’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135807824RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.