RAAG-MALA MUSIC SOCIETY OF TORONTO
Charitable organizationArts·902 - 29 ROSEBANK DR · SCARBOROUGH, ON · M1B 5Y7·BN 119108264RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
82¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
18%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$117K
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
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Is Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119108264RR0001. 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 Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 902 - 29 ROSEBANK DR, SCARBOROUGH, ON, M1B 5Y7. Source.
What does Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Raag-Mala Toronto is primarily a volunteer run organization with 25-30 volunteers we receive funding from the Ontario Arts Council and private donors. Most of our 2024 concerts took place as scheduled; however unforeseen circumstances and visa delays resulted in artist substitutions and even a concert cancellation…" Full program description.
How much of Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $117K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Raag-Mala Toronto is primarily a volunteer run organization with 25-30 volunteers we receive funding from the Ontario Arts Council and private donors. Most of our 2024 concerts took place as scheduled; however unforeseen circumstances and visa delays resulted in artist substitutions and even a concert cancellation. During this season we hosted 4 mainstage concerts and 2 performances during the Nuit Blanche Festival. We also hosted a number of private baithak (small intimate house concerts) with the artists we hosted in 2024. These private concerts were attended by our donors without… Show more
Raag-Mala Toronto is primarily a volunteer run organization with 25-30 volunteers we receive funding from the Ontario Arts Council and private donors. Most of our 2024 concerts took place as scheduled; however unforeseen circumstances and visa delays resulted in artist substitutions and even a concert cancellation. During this season we hosted 4 mainstage concerts and 2 performances during the Nuit Blanche Festival. We also hosted a number of private baithak (small intimate house concerts) with the artists we hosted in 2024. These private concerts were attended by our donors without whom our programming would not be possible.
New programs
Our programming focuses on North Indian classical music however we were presented with an opportunity to bring North and South Indian classical music together. During the Nuit Blanche we held a concert 'North South Dialogue' featured all-GTA artists Radhika Baskar (Saraswati Veena in South Indian) style and Pankaj Mishra (Sarangi in the North Indian style).
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.
82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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 (under $1M).
this charity 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
18%
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 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$117K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)44%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
44%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
6%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $87K | — | — | — |
| 2020-10-31 | $45K | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-31 | $37K | — | 17% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $3K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $84K | — | 7% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $116K | 89¢ | 11% | 0 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $117K | 82¢ | 18% | 0 yr |
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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)
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Board of directors
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- Parekh, NishantPresidentarm's length
- Chatterjee, ManoshiVice Presidentarm's length
- Misra, RishiSecretaryarm's length
- Ghose, AliyaTreasurerarm's length
- Khaki, MohamedArtistic Directorarm's length
- Joglekar, SamidhaDirectorarm's length
- Kay, AndrewDirectorarm's length
- Savla, NimeshTreasurerarm's length
- Alimchandani, MeenakshiDirectorarm's length
- Nag, PradipDirectorarm'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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