THE KINGSTON MEISTERSINGERS INC
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·20 MCDONALD AVENUE · KINGSTON, ON · K7M 1P8·BN 119240612RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
68¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
32%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$95K
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 The Kingston Meistersingers Inc?
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Is The Kingston Meistersingers Inc a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119240612RR0001. 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 The Kingston Meistersingers Inc located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 20 MCDONALD AVENUE, KINGSTON, ON, K7M 1P8. Source.
What does The Kingston Meistersingers Inc do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE ORGANIZATION HAD A BUSY YEAR PRODUCING TWO MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWS: ONE IN THE SPRING( WE WILL ROCK YOU) AND ANOTHER IN THE FALL (BONNIE & CLYDE: THE MUSICAL). WE REHEARSED JANUARY-MARCH BEFORE PRESENTING WE WILL ROCK YOU AT THE END OF THAT MONTH. WE RAN AUDITIONS FOR BONNIE & CLYDE THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND…" Full program description.
How much of The Kingston Meistersingers Inc's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 68¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Kingston Meistersingers Inc?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $95K (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
THE ORGANIZATION HAD A BUSY YEAR PRODUCING TWO MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWS: ONE IN THE SPRING( WE WILL ROCK YOU) AND ANOTHER IN THE FALL (BONNIE & CLYDE: THE MUSICAL). WE REHEARSED JANUARY-MARCH BEFORE PRESENTING WE WILL ROCK YOU AT THE END OF THAT MONTH. WE RAN AUDITIONS FOR BONNIE & CLYDE THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST AND SOUGHT PRODUCTION TEAM MEMBERS IN AN OPEN CASTING CALL. REHEARSALS RAN SEPT-NOV BEFORE TEN SHOWS AT THE END OF NOVEMBER.
New programs
WE BEGAN A PATRONAGE PROGRAM FOR OUR FALL SHOW SEEKING PATRONS AND SPONSORS TO PLACE IN OUR THEATRE PROGRAMME. WHILE WE ARE JUST IN THE BABY STEP STAGE WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GROW THIS VENTURE. WE ALSO BEGAN DONATING A PORTION OF OUR CONCESSION SALES AND ALL RECEIVED DONATIONS TO THE GORD DOWNY & CHANIE WENJACK FUND TO SUPPORT TEH PATH TOWARDS RECONCILLATION.
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.
68¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 68¢ 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 68¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
32%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$95K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $90K | 75¢ | 25% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $5K | 25¢ | 75% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $14K | — | 100% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $45K | 63¢ | 37% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $1K | 79¢ | 21% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $95K | 68¢ | 32% | — |
| 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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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- PENNY, LIANE MPRESIDENTarm's length
- MICHENER, BRENNAN BVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- JENNIFER ROSE, VARGA MKTREASURERarm's length
- EMILY, PRITCHARD-MCKENZIESECRETARYarm's length
- JESSICA, DUCHAINE DMEMBER -AT-LARGEarm's length
- SHAUNA, STROTMANN FMEMBER-AT-LARGEarm's length
- JENNIFER, MALONEY AMEMBER-AT-LARGEarm's length
- ROBYN, BARKERMEMBER-AT-LARGEarm'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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