Vancouver Philharmonic Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119282093RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($44,390) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Philharmonic Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $45K in revenue and $44K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 34% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,482.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $23K in 2020 to $45K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra whose members are amateur musicians and students. The members perform in and manage the orchestra as volunteers. Five concerts of orchestral mostly classical music are typically presented each year often featuring talented solo performers from the Vancouver area. A variety of music is presented to audiences in several different settings to share our love of music with the community. VPO coordinates with other community groups to present joint concerts in some years. During the 2023-24 fiscal year the orchestra presented …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $45K | $44K | $43K | — | $0 | $22K |
| 2023 | $28K | $48K | $46K | — | $0 | $22K |
| 2022 | $34K | $21K | $19K | — | — | $41K |
| 2021 | $2,991 | $6,971 | $5,006 | — | $0 | $28K |
| 2020 | $23K | $30K | $28K | — | $0 | $32K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,482 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cameron Engel (director); Mark Jackson (president); William MacFarlane (secretary); Elizabeth Carter (director); Hannah Bergeron (director); Joan Carne (treasurer); Tom Angelus (director); Anne Worthington (vice president); Rod Ellard (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Philharmonic Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119282093RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.