Constantinople
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 863338265RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,199,366) as filed with the CRA.
Constantinople is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under education in the 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 $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $226.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $712K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Création de spectacles de musique du monde diffusion au Québec au Canada et à l'international et des enregistrement.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $953K | — | — | $273K |
| 2023 | $1M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $230K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $997K | $833K | — | — | $408K |
| 2021 | $636K | $546K | $384K | — | — | $157K |
| 2020 | $712K | $659K | $440K | $449 | — | $66K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $226 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$174K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sabine Altier (présidente); Linda Babin (secrétaire); kiya Tabassian (administrateur); Sylvie Teste (trésorière); Elsa Ouagmi (administratrice); Jacqueline Bâby (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Constantinople’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863338265RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.