The Urban Orchestra
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 747137529RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($20,029) as filed with the CRA.
The Urban Orchestra is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $16K in revenue and $20K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
One concert was held in november 2023. The board conducted meetings and actively pursued additional sources of sustainable funding to allow for additional concerts to be held annually.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16K | $20K | $15K | — | — | $8,183 |
| 2023 | $12K | $24K | $18K | — | — | $13K |
| 2022 | $1,350 | $1,594 | — | — | — | $25K |
| 2021 | — | $1,250 | — | — | — | $18K |
| 2020 | $14K | $3,008 | — | — | — | $19K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Murray Foster (director president); Tammy Ring (director); Virve Aljas (director); Terry Nicholson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Urban Orchestra’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 747137529RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.