The National Shevchenko Musical Ensemble Guild of Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119051910RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($220,202) as filed with the CRA.
The National Shevchenko Musical Ensemble Guild of Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $281K in revenue and $220K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,241.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $119K in 2020 to $281K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The guild maintains the shevchenko musical ensemble providing instruction in choral and orchestral disciplines. It provides professional artistic leadership rehearsal and theatre facilities free use of musical instrument costumes and musical arrangements. It presents amateur musicians in concert and features professional singers and musicians. The guild also offers free music lessons for youth and adults.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $281K | $220K | $152K | $7,973 | — | -$36K |
| 2023 | $147K | $170K | $92K | $214 | $27K | -$95K |
| 2022 | $220K | $152K | $75K | $162 | — | -$66K |
| 2021 | $89K | $122K | $47K | $3,746 | — | -$94K |
| 2020 | $119K | $154K | $73K | $3,559 | — | -$61K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,241 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$114K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Daviss (president); André Denton (vice-president); Ginger (joanne) Kautto (treasurer); Karen Fydenchuk (recording secretary); Alexander Veprinskiy (member); Olga Ivanova (member); Galila Turkienicz (member); Rudy Wasylenky (member for ontario); Eugene Szach (member for manitoba); Norman Sawchyn (member for saskatchewan); Natalia Denton (member for british columbia); David Bell (member); Tanya Podolskaya (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The National Shevchenko Musical Ensemble Guild of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119051910RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.