Vancouver Pops Performing Arts Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 819448630RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($199,145) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Pops Performing Arts Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $179K in revenue and $199K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from government. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $832.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $102K in 2020 to $179K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We operate ensembles for choir orchestra and band. We run concert productions 3 times a year that are open to the general public as well as other performances at public venues. 4 contractors and 50 volunteers (600 volunteer hours) run programs. We run a musicianship workshop as well.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $179K | $199K | — | — | — | $18K |
| 2023 | $167K | $177K | $174K | — | — | $39K |
| 2022 | $125K | $115K | $106K | $7,319 | — | $49K |
| 2021 | $69K | $78K | $78K | — | — | $38K |
| 2020 | $102K | $59K | $59K | — | — | $48K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $832 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tom Kuo (president); Jamie Yu (director); Kitty Lam (director); George Cheng (director); Don Burks (director); Mark Hsu (director); Lorraine Ma (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Pops Performing Arts Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 819448630RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.