Whispering River Music
Charitable organization · McDougall, Ontario · BN 888236445RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($228,657) as filed with the CRA.
Whispering River Music is a charitable organization based in McDougall, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $224K in revenue and $229K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 29% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 724 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 $140K in 2020 to $224K in 2024.
In its own words
(a) operating one or more orchestras and choirs to provide artistic performances in public concerts arts festivals and other arts events in various venues; (b) educating people of all ages in the musical arts through educational instruction programs workshops and community events; (c) encouraging and sponsoring performances of musical works; (d) encouraging and commissioning the composition of musical works by Canadian composers and to provide opportunities for the performance of such works; (e) operating music and arts camps; (f) organizing and presenting musical festivals concerts …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $224K | $229K | $201K | — | — | $8,050 |
| 2023 | $187K | $193K | $188K | — | — | $13K |
| 2022 | $204K | $225K | $220K | — | — | $19K |
| 2021 | $266K | $219K | $207K | $0 | $0 | $48K |
| 2020 | $140K | $140K | $122K | — | — | $374 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Whispering River Music’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888236445RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.