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
Cents to cause T1
77¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
23%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$69K
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
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Is Braille Tone Music Society of Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891703860RR0001. 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 Braille Tone Music Society of Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 62078 RPO WESTMOUNT, EDMONTON, AB, T5M 4B5. Source.
What does Braille Tone Music Society of Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.
How much of Braille Tone Music Society of Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Braille Tone Music Society of Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $69K (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
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
77¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ 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 77¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · 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)$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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
15%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
13%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $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% | — |
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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 · 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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