CANTABILE CHOIRS OF KINGSTON
Charitable organizationArts·P.O. BOX 2273 · KINGSTON, ON · K7L 5J9·BN 895487296RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
58¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$468K
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 Cantabile Choirs of Kingston a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 895487296RR0001. 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 Cantabile Choirs of Kingston located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is P.O. BOX 2273, KINGSTON, ON, K7L 5J9. Source.
What does Cantabile Choirs of Kingston do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Performances: Regular concerts featuring a range of musical styles including classical contemporary and popular works with a focus on Canadian composers and world music. Educational Programs: Music classes (incl. Parent & Tot) and choirs for children youth and adults. Community Engagement Projects: Sing-along…" Full program description.
How much of Cantabile Choirs of Kingston's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 58¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Cantabile Choirs of Kingston?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $468K (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
Performances: Regular concerts featuring a range of musical styles including classical contemporary and popular works with a focus on Canadian composers and world music. Educational Programs: Music classes (incl. Parent & Tot) and choirs for children youth and adults. Community Engagement Projects: Sing-along and other community events Commissioning New Works: commission new choral works by Canadian composers Supporting professional local musicians with equitable work opportunities Competitions: competing in regional national and international choral competitions Hosting song-writ… Show more
Performances: Regular concerts featuring a range of musical styles including classical contemporary and popular works with a focus on Canadian composers and world music. Educational Programs: Music classes (incl. Parent & Tot) and choirs for children youth and adults. Community Engagement Projects: Sing-along and other community events Commissioning New Works: commission new choral works by Canadian composers Supporting professional local musicians with equitable work opportunities Competitions: competing in regional national and international choral competitions Hosting song-writing competitions Hosting annual guest-artist/conductor residencies Multi-disciplinary artistic collaborations for both education and performance Touring: Regional domestic and international touring Post-secondary scholarships and awards Free tickets to families who could otherwise not afford to attend concerts Membership bursaries to reduce financial barriers to access
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.
58¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 58¢ 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 58¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
20%
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
1 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$468K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)26%
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
26%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
13%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
61%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $414K | 86¢ | 14% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.4M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.1 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $214K | 80¢ | 20% | 2 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $407K | 80¢ | 20% | 1.3 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $386K | 79¢ | 21% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $468K | 58¢ | 20% | 1 yr |
| 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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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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- GUGLER, DANIELLESECRETARYarm's length
- SIRETT, GEOFFREY WAMEMBERarm's length
- GORDON, ADAMDIRECTORarm's length
- CASSON, LESDIRECTORarm's length
- COOKE, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
- YAN LI, KATHYDIRECTORarm's length
- STRONG, DAVIDCHAIRarm's length
- GAMMON, STEVETREASURERarm's length
- SONJA, MOLINDIRECTORarm's length
- DANIEL, SHIPPDIRECTORarm'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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