Art Souterrain
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 821964806RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,381,149) as filed with the CRA.
Art Souterrain is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2.
Compared with 583 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
L'organisme constitué en vertu de la partie iii de la loi sur les compagnies (québec) est exempté des impôts sur le revenu. L'organisme a pour mission de rendre l'art visuel accessible à un large public en le sortant des lieux d'expositions traditionnels notamment par l'organisation d'un festival annuel unique en amérique du nord mettant en valeur le patrimoine architectural de la ville souterraine de montréal. L'organisme apporte également son expertise à diverses entreprises et organismes culturels pour la mise en place d'expositions ou la présentation d'oeuvres dans des espaces publics …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $70K |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1.6M | — | — | $200K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.1M | — | — | $38K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $998K | $585K | — | — | $16K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$445K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Frédéric Loury (directeur général); Isabelle Bourduas (vice-présidente); Stéphane Martel (président); Laura Fabi (administrateur); Carole Perez (administrateur); Sylvain Croteau (administrateur); Annie Mailloux (administrateur); Isabelle Huiban (administrateur); Patrick Thibault (trésorier); Marie Boutiller (administrateur).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Art Souterrain’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 821964806RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.