Association québécoise de voile adaptée (A.Q.V.A.)
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 887688737RR0001 · Complementary or Alternative Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($290,276) as filed with the CRA.
Association québécoise de voile adaptée (A.Q.V.A.) is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under complementary or alternative health care. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $340K in revenue and $290K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 26% from government, 28% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $91K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $129K in 2020 to $340K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Permettre aux personnes atteintes d'un handicap de mobilité même très sévère d'accroître leur qualité de vie et de favoriser leur intégration au sein de la communauté en pratiquant la voile. Les activités sont développées dans le but d'alléger les obstacles physiques qui posent des défis aux personnes à mobilité réduite.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $340K | $290K | $205K | $31K | — | $228K |
| 2023 | $305K | $315K | $212K | $37K | — | $179K |
| 2022 | $229K | $290K | $179K | $30K | — | $188K |
| 2021 | $255K | $189K | $167K | $10K | — | $249K |
| 2020 | $129K | $159K | $95K | $14K | — | $183K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $91K from 13 charities:
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$21K
- Hewitt Foundation$20K
- Conam Charitable Foundation$15K
- West-island community shares$10K
- Fondation Mirella & Lino Saputo$10K
- Fondation de la famille Zeller$5,000
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$2,500
- The Tenaquip Foundation$2,500
- Pointe-Claire Oldtimers Foundation$1,500
- The Bensadoun Family Foundation La fondation de la famille Bensadoun$1,500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,420
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,111
- Canadahelps Canadon$336
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$156K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
René Dallaire (trésorier); Pierre Richard (secrétaire); Antoine Robert (président); Basil Katsivalis (administrateur); Furquan Haques (administrateur); Paula Stone (vice-présidente).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Association québécoise de voile adaptée (A.Q.V.A.)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887688737RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.