GUELPH YOUTH SINGERS
Charitable organizationArts·75 CARDIGAN STREET · GUELPH, ON · N1H 3Z7·BN 135120376RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-15
Cents to cause T1
58¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
42%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$129K
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 Guelph Youth Singers a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 135120376RR0001. 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 Guelph Youth Singers located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 75 CARDIGAN STREET, GUELPH, ON, N1H 3Z7. Source.
What does Guelph Youth Singers do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The vision statement of Guelph Youth Singers (GYS) is to build choral excellence in our community by developing the artistic soul and musical skills of children and youth through exposure to professional instructors diverse repertoire and performance experiences; to instill young singers a love of choral music and a…" Full program description.
How much of Guelph Youth Singers's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 58¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Guelph Youth Singers?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $129K (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 vision statement of Guelph Youth Singers (GYS) is to build choral excellence in our community by developing the artistic soul and musical skills of children and youth through exposure to professional instructors diverse repertoire and performance experiences; to instill young singers a love of choral music and a joy of singing and performing together; and to provide the general public with enjoyable choral performances of the higher caliber. Weekly in-person rehearsals include instructions in vocal techniques in sight singing using peer mentors for teaching and testing in theory progres… Show more
The vision statement of Guelph Youth Singers (GYS) is to build choral excellence in our community by developing the artistic soul and musical skills of children and youth through exposure to professional instructors diverse repertoire and performance experiences; to instill young singers a love of choral music and a joy of singing and performing together; and to provide the general public with enjoyable choral performances of the higher caliber. Weekly in-person rehearsals include instructions in vocal techniques in sight singing using peer mentors for teaching and testing in theory progressing through five levels paralleled by a system of flashcards and in individual vocal coaching lessons. Weekly instruction is augmented with workshops by guest clinicians in drama movement and voice throughout the year. We also run a summer camp over two weeks in the summer to provide an artistic option to families looking for camps for their children.
New programs
In 2023-24 we added a new option for young children Mini Music Makers designed to introduce young children to choral singing. We also partnered with Kiwanis in Guelph to roll out the first of many city wide choirs for elementary school children.
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.
58¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 58¢ 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 58¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
42%
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
0.6 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)$129K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)23%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
32%
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
23%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
32%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
45%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-15 | $166K | 63¢ | 37% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-06-15 | $165K | 61¢ | 39% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-06-15 | $119K | 29¢ | 71% | 7.6 yr |
| 2022-06-15 | $118K | 43¢ | 57% | 1.8 yr |
| 2023-06-15 | $137K | 52¢ | 48% | 1.5 yr |
| 2024-06-15 | $129K | 58¢ | 42% | 0.6 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
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Hatfield, Ben CTreasurerarm's length
- Bilger, KarieChairarm's length
- LeBlanc, TimDirector at Largearm's length
- Annab, Mary-MargaretDirector at Largearm's length
- Hellewell, KyleDirector at Largearm's length
- White, AndrewDirector at Largearm's length
- Bowler-Avdoulos, ReneeSecretaryarm's length
- King, MarkusDirector 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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