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Registered as VANCOUVER SYMPHONY SOCIETY
$23,886,629
$23,828,348
It took in $58,281 more than it spent, and retained the difference. Neither is good or bad on its own — charities hold reserves, run capital campaigns, and spend down endowments, and the return does not say which.
| Year | Money in | Money out |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $15.9M | $16.0M |
| 2018 | $17.7M | $17.7M |
| 2019 | $19.3M | $18.3M |
| 2020 | $15.5M | $15.5M |
| 2021 | $13.0M | $13.0M |
| 2022 | $17.3M | $16.6M |
| 2023 | $21.7M | $20.7M |
| 2024 | $23.9M | $23.8M |
| What it went on | CRA line | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable programs | 5000 | $19,738,874 | 83.6% |
| Management and administration | 5010 | $2,036,274 | 8.6% |
| Fundraising | 5020 | $1,836,534 | 7.8% |
| Total expenditures excluding gifts | 4950 | $23,611,682 |
It reported giving $216,666 to other qualified donees — registered charities and similar organisations. This sits outside the breakdown above, which covers the charity’s own spending. Line 5050.
Vancouver Symphony Society reported spending 83.6% of its expenditure on charitable programs. Among the 2,199 charities registered under arts that reported the same line for 2024, the middle of the range is 83.3%, and this charity sits at the 50th percentile — above 50% of them.
That is a position in a distribution, not a verdict. Charities allocate costs differently on the same form, and a lower share often reflects how a return was filled in rather than how the money was spent. The cohort counts only charities that reported this line — about a quarter of the register does not, and they are not in the comparison at all.
Canadian charities report how many of their ten highest-paid positions fall in each pay band. Not who they are, and not what any one person earns — the return does not collect that, and it cannot be worked out from what follows.
10 positions reported in total.
| Permanent full-time positions | 300 | 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Part-time or part-year employees | 370 | 276 |
| Total spent on all compensation | 390 | $11,768,368 |
Charities that hold significant property not used in their programs must spend a minimum amount each year — the disbursement quota. Vancouver Symphony Society files this schedule; most charities do not.
| Required to spend | 840 | $142,619 |
|---|---|---|
| Counted toward the quota | 860 | $19,955,540 |
| Difference | 865 | $19,812,921 above the quota |
Charities may also carry a disbursement excess forward for five years, so a single year is a slice of a longer calculation rather than the whole of it.
The most recent return this charity has filed — not its position today. Charities have six months to file and the CRA publishes annually.
These are the charity’s own figures. A surprising figure is at least as likely to be a filing error as a finding.
This site cannot confirm whether 119282283 RR 0001 is registered today. Its filings are public open data; current registration status is not, and the CRA’s own listing is the only authoritative source. Check this charity on the CRA Charities Listing.
Source: Canada Revenue Agency — List of charities (T3010). Data current as of 2024 filing year. Filed by the charity and not audited by the CRA. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.