THE OTTAWA BACH CHOIR
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·137 BLACKDOME CRESCENT · OTTAWA, ON · K2T 1A7·BN 859185688RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-31
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
-0 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$158K
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 The Ottawa Bach Choir?
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Is The Ottawa Bach Choir a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 859185688RR0001. 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 The Ottawa Bach Choir located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 137 BLACKDOME CRESCENT, OTTAWA, ON, K2T 1A7. Source.
What does The Ottawa Bach Choir do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE JUNO AWARD WINNING OTTAWA BACH CHOIR PERFORMS A LARGE SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT SERIES IN OTTAWA AND TRAVELS EXTENSIVELY IN CANADA AND ABROAD. AS PART OF OUR MANDATE TO USE THE CHOIR'S SKILL AND TALENT TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY THE OTTAWA BACH CHOIR HAS PRESENTED CONCERTS IN LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND…" Full program description.
How much of The Ottawa Bach Choir'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 The Ottawa Bach Choir?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $158K (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 JUNO AWARD WINNING OTTAWA BACH CHOIR PERFORMS A LARGE SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT SERIES IN OTTAWA AND TRAVELS EXTENSIVELY IN CANADA AND ABROAD. AS PART OF OUR MANDATE TO USE THE CHOIR'S SKILL AND TALENT TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY THE OTTAWA BACH CHOIR HAS PRESENTED CONCERTS IN LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND BROUGHT MUSIC TO SENIORS' RESIDENCES. THESE AND FUTURE OUTREACH INITIATIVES ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT AND DONATIONS.
New programs
POST BACH FEST WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS RAISING OUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROFILE. OBC WILL CONTINUE IT'S OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BRING CHORAL MUSIC TO BEACON SCHOOL IN OTTAWA. CORE TO ITS MISSION OBC IS ONE OF THE ONLY CHOIRS IN CANADA CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING THIS ACTIVITY.
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
-0 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$158K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)35%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
37%
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
35%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
37%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
28%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | $95K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-07-31 | $105K | 98¢ | 2% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-07-31 | $141K | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-31 | $270K | 95¢ | 3% | 0.1 yr |
| 2023-07-31 | $116K | 91¢ | 9% | -0.1 yr |
| 2024-07-31 | $158K | 100¢ | — | -0 yr |
| 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
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- DOUCET, BERTRANDACTING CHAIR AND SECRETARYarm's length
- CANTON, LISETTEDIRECTOR/FOUNDERarm's length
- TAYLOR, DANIELDIRECTOR/PATRONarm's length
- POPE, DEVYNDIRECORarm's length
- KAREN, FRANKDIRACTOR_SOCMEDarm'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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