EDMONTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·9720 102 AVENUE NW · EDMONTON, AB · T5J 4B2·BN 118894203RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
86¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
12%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$11.3M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Edmonton Symphony Society?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps to donate. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Edmonton Symphony Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118894203RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Edmonton Symphony Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 9720 102 AVENUE NW, EDMONTON, AB, T5J 4B2. Source.
What does Edmonton Symphony Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S MISSION IS TO BRING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIVE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES TO A BROAD SPECTRUM OFTHE COMMUNITY AND FOSTER APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF LIVE PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC THROUGH CONCERT PERFORMENCES ANDEDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS." Full program description.
How much of Edmonton Symphony Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Edmonton Symphony Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $11.3M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S MISSION IS TO BRING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIVE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES TO A BROAD SPECTRUM OFTHE COMMUNITY AND FOSTER APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF LIVE PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC THROUGH CONCERT PERFORMENCES ANDEDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
86¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).
this charity 86¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
12%
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 ↗ · what this means
0.2 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$11.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)18%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
26%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
18%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
26%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
56%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $10.9M | 68¢ | 22% | 0 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $8.7M | 70¢ | 18% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $6.9M | 78¢ | 19% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $8.6M | 85¢ | 13% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $10.6M | 85¢ | 13% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $11.3M | 86¢ | 12% | 0.2 yr |
| trend |
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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 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
17 directors reported · 0 of 17at arm's length
- JENKINS, SAMCHAIRnot at arm's length
- LENNIE, ORYSSIAPAST CHAIRnot at arm's length
- MCDOUGALL, CRAIGSECRETARYnot at arm's length
- YEE, DAVID MARKTREASURERnot at arm's length
- BASAHTI DIRKS, RAVINEDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- BOWHAY, SHERYLDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- CLAPKA-SANGSTER, JOANNADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- FILNER, ETHANDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- FLYNN, KARADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- HEARD, RIBINDIRECTORnot at arm's length
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- JORDAN, DARRENDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MCCAW, MAUREENDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- METSZIES, MARKDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MORAN, RHONDADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- NAKATSUI, LEWISDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- ROSSELLI, JOEDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- WANG, JIADIRECTORnot at arm'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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