The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library
Charitable organization · Port Dover, Ontario · BN 846626877RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($182,412) as filed with the CRA.
The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library is a charitable organization based in Port Dover, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $228K in revenue and $182K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations, 6% from government, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $31K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $116K in 2020 to $228K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Enhance musical appreciation through the performing arts by providing musical instruments and lessons - specifically the operation of a musical instrument lending library by providing instrument free of charge to any member of the community Organizing and presentation of teaching programs and workshops that focus on musicians and instruments Provide opportunity for education and improvement of musical talent Provide musical instruments and the maintenance thereof to Sistema Kingston an intensive after school free program for at-risk children that focuses on positive social change through t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $228K | $182K | $174K | $3,175 | — | $315K |
| 2023 | $207K | $157K | $144K | $3,636 | — | $372K |
| 2022 | $193K | $141K | $125K | $2,971 | $0 | $219K |
| 2021 | $120K | $111K | $108K | $924 | — | $167K |
| 2020 | $116K | $104K | $102K | $669 | — | $157K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31K from 8 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,532
- Link Charity Canada Inc$8,000
- The Davies Charitable Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Community Foundation for Kingston & Area$4,457
- United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington$1,563
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,419
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$600
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$505
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$80K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eleanor Chithalen (secretary); June Chithalen (treasurer); Edmund Chithalen (director); James Chithalen (director); Denis LeRoux (president); William Ernst (director); Richard Burgman (director); K Elizabeth Gorman (vice president); Jeff Dixon (director); Nancy Webb (director); Christopher Ferrall (director); Rejean Lagasse (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 846626877RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.