Viva Chorale! Society
Charitable organization · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · BN 889233060RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($44,349) as filed with the CRA.
Viva Chorale! Society is a charitable organization based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $46K in revenue and $44K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 27% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $554.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Island Arts Centre Society (Artspring). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $29K in 2020 to $46K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We are a non-audition community choir open to the public with weekly rehearsals and vocal sectionals. We have 4 concerts per year with local musicians. We have an annual fundraising concert for the Food Bank and provide free concerts on Canada Day and at local nursing homes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46K | $44K | $500 | — | $500 | $37K |
| 2023 | $46K | $48K | $682 | — | $682 | $37K |
| 2022 | $26K | $30K | $29K | — | $647 | $40K |
| 2021 | $24K | $28K | $26K | — | $650 | $38K |
| 2020 | $29K | $34K | $30K | — | $2,453 | $29K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $554 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Worrall (treasurer); Scott Howe (fundraising chair); Guy Patrick (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Viva Chorale! Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889233060RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.