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Choeur gai d'Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus

Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 71021 RPO LAURIER · OTTAWA, ON · K2P 2L9·BN 890551344RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31

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Cents to cause T1

86¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

14%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

—

not in this filing

Revenue T1

$34K

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 Choeur gai d'Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus?

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Is Choeur gai d'Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 890551344RR0001. 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 Choeur gai d'Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 71021 RPO LAURIER, OTTAWA, ON, K2P 2L9. Source.

What does Choeur gai d'Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The choir has grown to include a stable group of sixty singers who learn to sing learn a repertoire and participate in concerts that are meant to entertain and foster a positive image of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. This is also achieved by performances organized with various community organisations such as seniors'…" Full program description.

How much of Choeur gai d'Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Choeur gai d'Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $34K (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 choir has grown to include a stable group of sixty singers who learn to sing learn a repertoire and participate in concerts that are meant to entertain and foster a positive image of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. This is also achieved by performances organized with various community organisations such as seniors' residences professional sports activities commercial activities. La chorale s'est développée pour devenir un groupe stable de soixante chanteurs qui apprennent à chanter apprennent un répertoire et participent à des concerts destinés à divertir et à promouvoir une image positive de… Show more

The choir has grown to include a stable group of sixty singers who learn to sing learn a repertoire and participate in concerts that are meant to entertain and foster a positive image of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. This is also achieved by performances organized with various community organisations such as seniors' residences professional sports activities commercial activities. La chorale s'est développée pour devenir un groupe stable de soixante chanteurs qui apprennent à chanter apprennent un répertoire et participent à des concerts destinés à divertir et à promouvoir une image positive de la communauté 2SLGBTQI+. Ceci est également réalisé par des représentations organisées auprès de diverses organisations communautaires telles que des résidences pour personnes âgées des activités sportives professionnelles des activités commerciales.

New programs

In 2024 the choir participated in a pan-canadian choir festival in Halifax NS. This festival is a major event for the 2SLGBTQI+ community at large in in Canada. En 2024 la chorale a participé à un festival de chorales pancanadien à Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse). Ce festival est un événement majeur pour l'ensemble de la communauté 2SLGBTQI+ au Canada.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

86¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ 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 86¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

14%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

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)

$34K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

32%

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)

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

    32%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    68%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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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Same CRA category, revenue within 20× of this one, and the closest program descriptions in their own filings. A shortlist to compare, not a ranking.

Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length

  • Delorme, GuyPrésidentarm's length
  • Anderson, JamesSecrétairearm's length
  • Jay-Leafloor, MichaelTrésorierarm's length
  • Haines, JordanDirecteur de productionarm's length
  • Boyd, SamDirecteur commanditesarm'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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