NEWFOUNDLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 23125 · ST. JOHN'S, NL · A1B 4J9·BN 122076227RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-05-31
Cents to cause T1
66¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
34%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.5M
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 Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Association?
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Is Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 122076227RR0001. 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 Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 23125, ST. JOHN'S, NL, A1B 4J9. Source.
What does Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Established as an amateur ensemble in 1962 and incorporated in 1979 the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO) contributes to the overall quality of life in Newfoundland and Labrador by fostering the live performance of orchestral music. From the early days with just a few professional musicians (Peter Gardner John…" Full program description.
How much of Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.5M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Established as an amateur ensemble in 1962 and incorporated in 1979 the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO) contributes to the overall quality of life in Newfoundland and Labrador by fostering the live performance of orchestral music. From the early days with just a few professional musicians (Peter Gardner John Herriott Don Wherry) the NSO has grown into an 84‐member professional orchestra comprised of 7 contract musicians fee‐per‐service players university music students through the Orchestral Chairs Program and other community players. The NSO Sinfonia is a professional ensemble con… Show more
Established as an amateur ensemble in 1962 and incorporated in 1979 the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO) contributes to the overall quality of life in Newfoundland and Labrador by fostering the live performance of orchestral music. From the early days with just a few professional musicians (Peter Gardner John Herriott Don Wherry) the NSO has grown into an 84‐member professional orchestra comprised of 7 contract musicians fee‐per‐service players university music students through the Orchestral Chairs Program and other community players. The NSO Sinfonia is a professional ensemble consisting of 16 string players supplemented with other musicians as required. The Atlantic String Quartet (ASQ) is the resident string quartet of the NSO. All three ensembles present their own series of concerts plus special events. Together with the Philharmonic Choir of the NSO (PCNSO) the NSO family is comprised of more than 200 individuals and is by far the largest single employer of professional musicians in the province. Aside from its stage programs the NSO engages in robust education and outreach programs - visiting and presenting at schools across the province as well as visiting and providing programming to seniors homes and health service organizations.
New programs
Our newest offerings revolve around our new online concert platform. Each season we now offer 8 concert broadcasts to over 90 seniors homes as well as health service organizations across Newfoundland and Labrador. This program is extremely rewarding and allows the NSO to reach out to people all around the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond.
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.
66¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 66¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
34%
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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$1.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)10%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
29%
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
10%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
29%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
61%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | $1.3M | 76¢ | 24% | -0 yr |
| 2020-05-31 | $1.3M | 0¢ | 26% | — |
| 2021-05-31 | $1.1M | 71¢ | 29% | 3 yr |
| 2022-05-31 | $1.1M | 71¢ | 29% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-05-31 | $1.3M | 76¢ | 24% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-05-31 | $1.5M | 66¢ | 34% | 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)
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
17 directors reported · 17 of 17at arm's length
- HICKEY, TOMCHAIRarm's length
- MCDONALD, PAULPAST CHAIRarm's length
- PENNEY, IANTREASURERarm's length
- WRIGHT, DOUGLASCORPORATE SECRETARYarm's length
- CHAPMAN, JESSICAEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERarm's length
- DAVIS, MICHELLEDIRECTORarm's length
- MCKINNON, HEATHERDIRECTORarm's length
- ROSE, ANDREADIRECTORarm's length
- STACK, CONORDIRECTORarm's length
- WALSH-GIOVANNINI, ALANADIRECTORarm's length
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- WOODFORD, KAYDIRECTORarm's length
- THOMEIER, WOLFGANGPCNSOarm's length
- DAVID, MARCMUSIC DIRECTORarm's length
- DONNAN, HUGHCEOarm's length
- COLLYER-HOLMES, AMYORCHESTRA COMMITTEEarm's length
- BULMER, KARENDIRECTORarm's length
- ALLAN, MARGARETVICE CHAIRarm'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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