Westwinds Music Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 140423112RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($385,027) as filed with the CRA.
Westwinds Music Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $491K in revenue and $385K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $263K in 2020 to $491K in 2024.
In its own words
Provision of adult music education and performance for members covering all levels of musical ability. Regular programming includes 6 concert bands 5 jazz bands 4 choirs and 1 string ensemble with rehearsals clinics and rehearsals lead by qualified instructors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $491K | $385K | $326K | $7,968 | — | $445K |
| 2023 | $309K | $277K | $228K | $110 | — | $340K |
| 2022 | $231K | $219K | $182K | — | — | $298K |
| 2021 | $151K | $93K | $44K | — | — | $287K |
| 2020 | $263K | $251K | $196K | — | — | $228K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Westwinds Music Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140423112RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.