BRAILLE TONE MUSIC SOCIETY OF CANADA
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·PO BOX 62078 RPO WESTMOUNT · EDMONTON, AB · T5M 4B5·BN 891703860RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Braille Tone Music Society is a choir organization for persons with disabilities under the direction of a professional conductor assisted by an accompanist and section leaders from youth and adult choirs in the community. Btones has also partnered with local music instructors and schools to provide private music lessons to adults and children with disabilities. Students and teachers continue to be matched based on their instrument age and level of experience and students showcase their talents at two recitals per year. The Semitones Children’s & Youth Choir which aims to be an integrated … Show more
Braille Tone Music Society is a choir organization for persons with disabilities under the direction of a professional conductor assisted by an accompanist and section leaders from youth and adult choirs in the community. Btones has also partnered with local music instructors and schools to provide private music lessons to adults and children with disabilities. Students and teachers continue to be matched based on their instrument age and level of experience and students showcase their talents at two recitals per year. The Semitones Children’s & Youth Choir which aims to be an integrated and inclusive children’s and youth choir began in 2014. Btones adult and youth choirs participate in several performances throughout the year.
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)77¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ 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)23%
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)—
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)$69K
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)13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $49K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2020-10-31 | $52K | 88¢ | 12% | — |
| 2021-10-31 | $40K | 90¢ | 10% | — |
| 2022-10-31 | $25K | 75¢ | 25% | — |
| 2023-10-31 | $81K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 2024-07-31 | $69K | 77¢ | 23% | — |
| 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
10 directors reported · 8 of 10at arm's length
- Fisher, Kyla LPresidentarm's length
- Lysay, Katryna MSecretaryarm's length
- Lair, Margaret ETreasurerarm's length
- Perez, Zimena MMember-at-largearm's length
- Boutilier, Gail-RobynMember-at-largearm's length
- Tong, Joseph C YMember-at-largearm's length
- Jestadt-Hamblin, Kate PMember-at-largearm's length
- Brownie, Lisa AMember-at-largearm's length
- Reed, Amy SMember-at-largenot at arm's length
- Reed, Carrie LMember-at-largenot at arm'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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