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CHESTER BRASS BAND SOCIETY

Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 734 · 186 PIG LOOP ROAD · CHESTER, NS · B0J 1J0·BN 118851427RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

The Band performs 10 to 14 concerts yearly at various locations in Nova Scotia and provides weekly rehearsals for the education and enrichment of its members. Some of the concerts are free to the community. Others charge a fee to help pay for ongoing expenses of the band. From time to time the band may perform a benefit concert for a local organization such as Bonny Lea Farm Shoreham Village Seniors Home or the Legion. The band performs relevant material at the annual Remembrance Day and Battle of the Atlantic ceremonies in Chester. In 2023 the band celebrated its 150th continuous yea Show more

The Band performs 10 to 14 concerts yearly at various locations in Nova Scotia and provides weekly rehearsals for the education and enrichment of its members. Some of the concerts are free to the community. Others charge a fee to help pay for ongoing expenses of the band. From time to time the band may perform a benefit concert for a local organization such as Bonny Lea Farm Shoreham Village Seniors Home or the Legion. The band performs relevant material at the annual Remembrance Day and Battle of the Atlantic ceremonies in Chester. In 2023 the band celebrated its 150th continuous year in operation. The band also offers at a vary low rate access to its building to various community exercise yoga and dance groups.

New programs

Starting in 2024 the band participated in Nova Scotia Music Appreciation Day by providing workshops to the local high school band members and invited them to play with the band at one of its rehearsals. We also performed a joint concert with all of the school bands in the area for their parents and the public.

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

100¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

1.3 yr

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$91K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

73%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

6%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$53K
2020-12-31$25K
2021-12-31$42K
2022-12-31$72K
2023-12-31$130K100¢
2024-12-31$91K100¢0%1.3 yr
trend

From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length

  • ROWELL, G PAYSONPRESIDENTarm's length
  • MORRISON, GEORGE LMUSIC DIRECTORarm's length
  • MacGILLIVRAY, RODERICK IDIRECTORarm's length
  • FRIENDLY, DAVID ATREASURERarm's length
  • ZINCK, MARLENE JLIBRARIANarm's length
  • BURCH, DONALD AQUARTERMASTERarm's length
  • CHARLES, MICHAEL GDIRECTORarm's length
  • LOHNES, GALE MSECRETARYarm's length
  • WARREN, ROBERT ADIRECTORarm's length
  • ROSS, ANDREW DASSISTANT LIBRAIRIANarm's length
  • Campbell, RebeccaVice-Presidentarm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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