AquaAction
Public foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 793335498RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,281,318) as filed with the CRA.
AquaAction is a public foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.6M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 26% from government, 28% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.7M.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $3.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Aquaaction est un organisme de charité dûment enregistré que supporte la planification et l'organisation et le financement des évènements reliés au movement aquahacking un mouvement multigénérationnel et multisectoriel regroupant une variété de parties prenantes dont l'objectif est de sensibiliser son auditoire à l'importance de la préservation des grands lacs et du bassin du saint-laurent et d'encourager la qualité de l'eau ainsi que son utilisation responsable.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6M | $3.3M | $2.5M | $352K | — | $381K |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $3.2M | $2.1M | $631K | — | $67K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $972K | — | — | $223K |
| 2021 | $1M | $1M | $835K | — | — | -$15K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $858K | — | — | -$37K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.7M from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nan-B De Gaspe Beaubien (vice-president); Barrie Laver (administrateur); François De Gaspé Beaubien (president); Pierre-Marc Sarrazin (administrateur); Kevin Sze-Kin Chan (administrateur); Helen Mary Sheridan (administrateur); Athanasia Chronopoulos (executive director); David Torre (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from AquaAction’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 793335498RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.