THE JOE CHITHALEN MEMORIAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LENDING LIBRARY
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·256 CONCESSION 2 · RR 3 · PORT DOVER, ON · N0A 1N3·BN 846626877RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Enhance musical appreciation through the performing arts by providing musical instruments and lessons - specifically the operation of a musical instrument lending library by providing instrument free of charge to any member of the community Organizing and presentation of teaching programs and workshops that focus on musicians and instruments Provide opportunity for education and improvement of musical talent Provide musical instruments and the maintenance thereof to Sistema Kingston an intensive after school free program for at-risk children that focuses on positive social change through t… Show more
Enhance musical appreciation through the performing arts by providing musical instruments and lessons - specifically the operation of a musical instrument lending library by providing instrument free of charge to any member of the community Organizing and presentation of teaching programs and workshops that focus on musicians and instruments Provide opportunity for education and improvement of musical talent Provide musical instruments and the maintenance thereof to Sistema Kingston an intensive after school free program for at-risk children that focuses on positive social change through the pursuit of music instruction Continuation of weekly 'pop ups' lending libraries sessions
New programs
Implementation of a program to introduce music concepts and musical instruments to elementary school students
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)96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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)4%
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)0.9 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)$228K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)33%
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)6%
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 | $179K | 93¢ | 5% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $116K | 98¢ | 2% | 1 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $120K | 97¢ | 3% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $193K | 88¢ | 4% | 1.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $207K | 92¢ | 4% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $228K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.9 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
15 directors reported · 11 of 15at arm's length
- Chithalen, EleanorSecretarynot at arm's length
- Chithalen, June FTreasurernot at arm's length
- Chithalen, Edmund JDirectornot at arm's length
- Chithalen, James VDirectornot at arm's length
- LeRoux, DenisPresidentarm's length
- Ernst, William GDirectorarm's length
- Burgman, RichardDirectorarm's length
- Gorman, K ElizabethVice Presidentarm's length
- Forkes, Tyler BDirectorarm's length
- Zuber, Anthony BDirectorarm's length
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- Reid, PeterDirectorarm's length
- Dixon, JeffDirectorarm's length
- Webb, Nancy EDirectorarm's length
- Ferrall, ChristopherDirectorarm's length
- Lagasse, Rejean JDirectorarm'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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