Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement (C.Q.D.E.)
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 135826782RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($869,675) as filed with the CRA.
Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement (C.Q.D.E.) is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $852K in revenue and $870K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 23% from government, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $241K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $322K in 2020 to $852K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Promouvoir la protection et l’amélioration des milieux et de l’environnement dans l’intérét public notamment au moyen d’interventions juridiques (recours judiciaires et autres) ainai qu’en promouvant la participation du public aux consultations publiques; permettre et faciliter un plus grand accés à la justice en matiére d’environnement et promouvoir l’avancement et la diffusion des connaissances à l’égard de l’environnement notamment en réallsant des activités de recherche relativement au droit de l’environnement et en diffusant les résultats auprès du public; contribuer à l’avancement de l…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $852K | $870K | $698K | $38K | — | $339K |
| 2023 | $645K | — | $505K | $39K | — | $353K |
| 2022 | $495K | $472K | $347K | $37K | — | $383K |
| 2021 | $432K | $428K | $338K | $34K | — | $260K |
| 2020 | $322K | $314K | $236K | $31K | — | $257K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $241K from 13 charities:
- Fondation Écho /echo Foundation$60K
- The Trottier Family Foundation/la Fondation Familiale Trottier$60K
- Fondation Écho /echo Foundation$40K
- The Canadian Bar Law for the Future Fund$30K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$30K
- Fondation Famille François et Monique Bourgeo$10K
- Oeuvres Marie-Anne-Lavallée$5,000
- The Foundation of Greater Montreal$2,070
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,943
- Makeway Foundation$1,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$460
- Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary of Joliette—
- Congrégation De Notre-Dame Du Québec—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$648K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Étienne Pomerleau-Landry (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement (C.Q.D.E.)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135826782RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.