West Coast Chamber Music
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 856137799RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($31,907) as filed with the CRA.
West Coast Chamber Music is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $32K in revenue and $32K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 55% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,470.
Compared with 89 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $200 in 2024, the largest being $100 to Langley Community Music School. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
WCCM presents four classical chamber music concerts per season for the general public at their home venue the Unitarians Church in Vancouver. These events include: the music performance itself artists’ educational commentary written program notes and audience receptions. 2. Classical music concerts are often repeated at various other community venues in the region. 3. WCCM presents children’s classical music performances which are both educational as well as entertaining. This program is sometimes toured to various elementary schools or community venues in the metropolitan area. 4. WCCM ha…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32K | $32K | $20K | — | $200 | $0 |
| 2023 | $23K | $22K | $18K | — | $100 | $0 |
| 2022 | $27K | $26K | $15K | — | $50 | $0 |
| 2021 | $19K | $22K | $14K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $26K | $25K | $15K | — | $100 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200 to 2 qualified donees:
- Langley Community Music School$100
- Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival$100
Received $1,470 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,470
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$15K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Holly Duff (artistic director /treasurer); Patterson Janet (community liaison officer); Kenneth Livingstone (business officer); Ruth Cornish (artistic consultant); Patricia Doran (co-treasurer); Mellica Arya (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Coast Chamber Music’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856137799RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.