GUELPH YOUTH SINGERS
Charitable organizationArts·75 CARDIGAN STREET · GUELPH, ON · N1H 3Z7·BN 135120376RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-15
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)58¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 58¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.6 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 |
| trend |
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
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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