Looking at the Stars Foundation
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·19 SUNNYDENE CRESCENT · NORTH YORK, ON · M4N 3J5·BN 779585298RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$62K
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 Looking at the Stars Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 779585298RR0001. 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 Looking at the Stars Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 19 SUNNYDENE CRESCENT, NORTH YORK, ON, M4N 3J5. Source.
What does Looking at the Stars Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE VISION: LOOKING AT THE STARS IS A PHILANTHROPY BASED IN TORONTO WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO DELIVER CLASSICAL MUSIC RECITALS PERFORMED BY WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS AS GIFTS TO INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MEMBERS MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC IN A TRADITIONAL SETTING OR THOSE…" Full program description.
How much of Looking at the Stars Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Looking at the Stars Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $62K (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: LOOKING AT THE STARS IS A PHILANTHROPY BASED IN TORONTO WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO DELIVER CLASSICAL MUSIC RECITALS PERFORMED BY WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS AS GIFTS TO INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MEMBERS MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC IN A TRADITIONAL SETTING OR THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL VENUES. THE AUDIENCE: WE PROVIDE MUSICAL GIFTS TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS SHELTER USERS INMATES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER AUDIENCES WITHOUT THE MEANS OR THE ABILITY TO ATTEND CLASSICAL MUSIC RECITALS IN TRADIT… Show more
THE VISION: LOOKING AT THE STARS IS A PHILANTHROPY BASED IN TORONTO WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO DELIVER CLASSICAL MUSIC RECITALS PERFORMED BY WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS AS GIFTS TO INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MEMBERS MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC IN A TRADITIONAL SETTING OR THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL VENUES. THE AUDIENCE: WE PROVIDE MUSICAL GIFTS TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS SHELTER USERS INMATES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER AUDIENCES WITHOUT THE MEANS OR THE ABILITY TO ATTEND CLASSICAL MUSIC RECITALS IN TRADITIONAL VENUES. THE MUSIC: OUR PROJECT INVITES WORLD-CLASS MUSICIANS TO PRESENT AN ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE OF CLASSICAL FAVOURITES AND LESS WELL-KNOWN COMPOSITIONS IN SOLO AND SMALL ENSEMBLE RECITAL. THESE INIMATE PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE PERSONAL INTERACTION BETWEEN PERFORMERS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO ELEVATE THE RECITAL EXPERIENCE FROM PASSIVE CONSUMPTION TO INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT.
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.
100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ 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 100¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 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 (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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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)$62K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)99%
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
99%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
1%
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 | $64K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $35K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $76K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $35K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $54K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $62K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 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
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- KANOVICH, DMITRICHAIRMANarm's length
- LAMBERT, PETERDIRECTORarm's length
- HARWOOD, STANDIRECTORarm'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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