'Chants Libres' compagnie lyrique de création
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 140382375RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($277,742) as filed with the CRA.
'Chants Libres' compagnie lyrique de création is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $305K in revenue and $278K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $47K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Créations et diffusions de spectacles d'Opéra contemporain
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $305K | $278K | $209K | — | — | $8,288 |
| 2023 | $301K | $332K | $245K | — | — | -$19K |
| 2022 | — | $591K | $488K | — | — | $6,177 |
| 2021 | $452K | $352K | $249K | — | — | $177K |
| 2020 | $311K | $236K | $150K | $5,402 | — | $75K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $47K from 2 charities:
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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$90K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
André-Éric Letourneau (vice-président); Michel Bérard (secrétaire-trésorier); Khosro Berahmandi (administrateur); Émilie Laforest (président).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 'Chants Libres' compagnie lyrique de création’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140382375RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.