Morningside Music Bridge Foundation
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·69 SCANDIA HILL NW · CALGARY, AB · T3L 1T9·BN 790988299RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
PURPOSE 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY: (A) ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING AN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS; AND (B) PROVIDING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAM. 2. TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC S APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES IN VENUES ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. ACTIVITIES: - THE CHARITY WILL RUN AN EDUCATIONAL MUSIC PROGRAM THAT MOST OF THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND ON SCHOLARSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. - THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO PERFORM FOR THE PUBLIC. - THE CHARITY PLANS TO CARRY ON ITS M… Show more
PURPOSE 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY: (A) ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING AN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS; AND (B) PROVIDING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAM. 2. TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC S APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES IN VENUES ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. ACTIVITIES: - THE CHARITY WILL RUN AN EDUCATIONAL MUSIC PROGRAM THAT MOST OF THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND ON SCHOLARSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. - THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO PERFORM FOR THE PUBLIC. - THE CHARITY PLANS TO CARRY ON ITS MUSIC PROGRAM IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. THE CHARITY WILL CARRY OUT THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY THROUGH ITS EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS IN EACH COUNTRY WHERE THE CHARITY RUNS THE PROGRAM.
New programs
Morningside Music Bridge on Tour’s primary objectives are to: • identify and promote outstanding Emerging Artists; • provide enhanced educational and performance opportunities that these Emerging Artists would not encounter in their day-to-day courses of study; • promote inter-cultural understanding and mutual respect among all members of the Morningside Music Bridge community; • train Emerging Artists in professional music making while retaining the joy and wonder that music creates in life; • build a bridge of understanding and creativity that spans the world;
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)85¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ 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)15%
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)2.5 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)$1.9M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
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)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 ↗
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 | $1.3M | 99¢ | 1% | 0 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.4M | 99¢ | 1% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $122K | 51¢ | 49% | 128.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.1M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.0M | 83¢ | 14% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.9M | 85¢ | 15% | 2.5 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
4 directors reported · 2 of 4at arm's length
- CHAN, ANDY KDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- CHAN, RONNIEDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- WONG LIM, SUSANDIRECTORarm's length
- WOOD, THOMAS LDIRECTORarm'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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