THE ONTARIO GUILD OF ENGLISH HANDBELL RINGERS
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·1500 SCARLET ST · KINGSTON, ON · K7K 0H6·BN 886615681RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
40¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
60%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$17K
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 Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers?
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Is The Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 886615681RR0001. 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 Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1500 SCARLET ST, KINGSTON, ON, K7K 0H6. Source.
What does The Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Holds Biannual Music Festivals (most recent June 2019) Assists in the Formation of Choirs by providing information about how to start a handbell/handchime choir Provides an informal communications network through which requests from touring handbell ensembles are referred to potential host venues Distributes…" Full program description.
How much of The Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 40¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $17K (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
Holds Biannual Music Festivals (most recent June 2019) Assists in the Formation of Choirs by providing information about how to start a handbell/handchime choir Provides an informal communications network through which requests from touring handbell ensembles are referred to potential host venues Distributes information to the public on handbells/handchimes and concert information as well as general information about the Corporation on its website at www.ogehr.ca Distributes information to its members about the Corporation through email updates Distributes a newsletter three times per year to… Show more
Holds Biannual Music Festivals (most recent June 2019) Assists in the Formation of Choirs by providing information about how to start a handbell/handchime choir Provides an informal communications network through which requests from touring handbell ensembles are referred to potential host venues Distributes information to the public on handbells/handchimes and concert information as well as general information about the Corporation on its website at www.ogehr.ca Distributes information to its members about the Corporation through email updates Distributes a newsletter three times per year to its membership called 'Clapper Chatter' Administers a Festival Bursary Fund to provide assistance to students of handbells/handchimes to enable them to attend the festivals noted above Runs a handbell/handchime loaner program to organizations who are not able to purchase instruments without assistance as they operate with very limited budgets Collaborates with other Canadian provincial handbell guilds on national and international matters consistent with the charity's objectives Maintains a lending library of handbell/handchime sheet music for loan to choirs and ensembles Administers a Terry Head Memorial Scholarship Fund that started in 2019 to provide assistance to members to upgrade their understanding about handbells and handchimes.
New programs
In 2024 The Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers completed its first ever Directors Course. Several virtual workshops were offered starting in September 2023 ending in the spring of 2024 with the in person full day workshop. This will be offered again in the 2025/2026 season.
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.
40¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 40¢ 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 40¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
60%
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)$17K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $103K | 100¢ | — | 0.9 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $8K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $5K | 66¢ | 34% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $38K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $99K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $17K | 40¢ | 60% | — |
| 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- Cairns, RobPast-Presidentarm's length
- Kyriakides, LisaPresidentarm's length
- Coxon, HelenCorrespond & Record Secretaryarm's length
- Bell, Nancy LChair: Governancearm's length
- Leitch, KimChair: Communications & Governarm's length
- Moreau, DominiqueChair: Educationarm's length
- Gray, JoanneMembership Secretaryarm's length
- Fleischmann, JoannaTreasurerarm's length
- Baker, AmyDirector at Largearm's length
- Schafer, JenniferChair: Area Representativesarm'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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