West Coast Chamber Music
Charitable organizationArts·472 EAST 44TH AVENUE · VANCOUVER, BC · V5W 1W3·BN 856137799RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
62¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
38%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$32K
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
How do I donate to West Coast Chamber Music?
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Is West Coast Chamber Music a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 856137799RR0001. 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 West Coast Chamber Music located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 472 EAST 44TH AVENUE, VANCOUVER, BC, V5W 1W3. Source.
What does West Coast Chamber Music do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WCCM presents four classical chamber music concerts per season for the general public at their home venue the Unitarians Church in Vancouver. These events include: the music performance itself artists’ educational commentary written program notes and audience receptions. 2. Classical music concerts are often…" Full program description.
How much of West Coast Chamber Music's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 62¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is West Coast Chamber Music?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $32K (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
WCCM presents four classical chamber music concerts per season for the general public at their home venue the Unitarians Church in Vancouver. These events include: the music performance itself artists’ educational commentary written program notes and audience receptions. 2. Classical music concerts are often repeated at various other community venues in the region. 3. WCCM presents children’s classical music performances which are both educational as well as entertaining. This program is sometimes toured to various elementary schools or community venues in the metropolitan area. 4. WCCM ha… Show more
WCCM presents four classical chamber music concerts per season for the general public at their home venue the Unitarians Church in Vancouver. These events include: the music performance itself artists’ educational commentary written program notes and audience receptions. 2. Classical music concerts are often repeated at various other community venues in the region. 3. WCCM presents children’s classical music performances which are both educational as well as entertaining. This program is sometimes toured to various elementary schools or community venues in the metropolitan area. 4. WCCM has an informative website with video content. 5. To encourage and promote chamber music study and attendance to WCCM concerts WCCM sometimes donates award/ bursary money and/or tickets or discounted tickets to music schools and other organizations in the area. 5. WCCM offers a variety of seasonal tasks and work to approximately 10-15 volunteers and paid contract work to approximately 10-14 musicians for their performances 1-2 administrative assistants 1 photographer/tech personnel per season 1 web designer 1 concert manager
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.
62¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 62¢ 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 62¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
38%
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
—
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)$32K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)6%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
55%
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
6%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
55%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
39%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $25K | 61¢ | 39% | — |
| 2020-08-31 | $26K | 61¢ | 39% | — |
| 2021-08-31 | $19K | 63¢ | 37% | — |
| 2022-08-31 | $27K | 58¢ | 42% | — |
| 2023-08-31 | $23K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 2024-08-31 | $32K | 62¢ | 38% | — |
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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 · 6 of 8at arm's length
- CRANE, ALAN PARTISTIC DIRECTORnot at arm's length
- DUFF, HOLLY JArtistic Director /Treasurernot at arm's length
- JANET, PATTERSONCOMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICERarm's length
- LIVINGSTONE, KENNETHBusiness Officerarm's length
- CORNISH, RUTHARTISTIC CONSULTANTarm's length
- NGAI, CHRISTINEPUBLICITY OFFICERarm's length
- Doran, Patricia RCo-treasurerarm's length
- Arya, MellicaSecretaryarm'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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