THE GRAND RIVER CHORUS ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·245 KING GEORGE RD · SUITE #201 · BRANTFORD, ON · N3R 7N7·BN 869448639RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
AMATEUR CHOIR OF APPROXIMATELY 60 CHOIRISTERS PERFORMING 4 CONCERTS PER YEAR AT LOCAL CHURCH. ADDITIONAL SOLOISTS AND ORCHESTRA ARE PAID A FEE
New programs
ADDED AN EMERGING ARTISTS SHOWCASE DURING 3 OF 4 ANNUAL PERFORMANCES TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN PROGRAMMING.
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)98¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ 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)2%
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)0.3 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)$95K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)15%
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)17%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $80K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $70K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $18K | 100¢ | — | 6.5 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $32K | 77¢ | 23% | 2.6 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $114K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $95K | 98¢ | 2% | 0.3 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
11 directors reported · 9 of 11at arm's length
- ZAKARMAKO, SUSAN DPRESIDENTarm's length
- JOHNSTON, DAVID GTREASURER
- EYZENGA, PATRICIA ACHOIR COMMITTEEarm's length
- YOUNG, DONALD N1ST VParm's length
- TAYLOR, ELIZABETH JCHOIR REP
- ADAMS, SEAN PSECRETARYarm's length
- BOUWHUIS, KRISTEN LGRANTS COMMITTEEarm's length
- DEVRIES, CHRISTINA MCOMMUNITY MEMBERarm's length
- HOPE, ERIN TCOMMUNITY REParm's length
- MCDOUGAL, THERESA MADVERTISING COMMITTEEarm's length
- HONE, JOHN APAST ORESIDENTarm'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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