The Vancouver Classic Guitar Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 858484199RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($60,010) as filed with the CRA.
The Vancouver Classic Guitar Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $67K in revenue and $60K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 7% from government, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $825 in 2024, the largest being $825 to Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $29K in 2020 to $67K in 2024.
In its own words
Offers guitar-themed socials. Offers guitar workshops. Holds guitar ensembles. Hosts open mic concerts/recitals for adults and students. Provides scholarships for students to attend guitar festivals. Hosts free public guitar open mic. Operates guitar loan program. Hosts free performance and art exhibition before guitar concerts. Produces guitar-related podcasts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $67K | $60K | $51K | — | $825 | $24K |
| 2023 | $46K | $54K | $47K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $16K | $20K | $17K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2021 | $9,095 | $7,957 | $6,579 | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $29K | $27K | $24K | — | $616 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $825 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $11K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vancouver Classic Guitar Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858484199RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.