The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 875808511RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($335,271) as filed with the CRA.
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $327K in revenue and $335K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,452.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions 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 5 names.
In its own words
1.concerts and creation of new works. 2.producing educational programs for music students which include scholarships for those in need. 3. Presenting free educational programs for the general public at libraries and community centres. 4.producing a festival of music. 5.dissemination of original recordings. 6.touring outside of canada. 7.disseminating free of charge in most cases study materials on intercultural music making. 8.producing high-quality filmed performances for release on youtube.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $327K | $335K | $259K | — | — | $106K |
| 2023 | $318K | $278K | $205K | — | — | $114K |
| 2022 | $337K | $299K | $225K | $6,530 | — | $74K |
| 2021 | $285K | $310K | $228K | $4,395 | — | $37K |
| 2020 | — | $141K | $76K | $2,531 | — | $61K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,452 from 3 charities:
- The Hamber Foundation$2,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,952
- Somerset Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$200K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Young (president); Fred Soofi (director); Jenny Lu (director); Jaclyn Liu (director); Fung Nathania (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 875808511RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.