Dervishian Foundation
Private foundation · Laval, Quebec · BN 720540293RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($419,910) as filed with the CRA.
Dervishian Foundation is a private foundation based in Laval, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $450K in revenue and $420K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $142K in 2024, the largest being $102K to Armenian Holy Apostolic Church Canadian Diocese/diocese Canadien de la Sainte Eglise Apostolique Armenienne. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $699K in 2020 to $450K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to 'qualified donnees' as defined in subsection 149.1(1) of the income tax act (canada) and operate a community center and church called centre armenie.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $450K | $420K | $277K | — | $142K | $6.1M |
| 2023 | $168K | $348K | $304K | — | $42K | $6.1M |
| 2022 | $109K | $340K | $305K | — | $35K | $6.3M |
| 2021 | $42K | $319K | $280K | — | $39K | $6.5M |
| 2020 | $699K | $370K | $310K | — | $59K | $6.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $142K to 15 qualified donees:
- Armenian Holy Apostolic Church Canadian Diocese/diocese Canadien de la Sainte Eglise Apostolique Armenienne$102K
- Holy cross Armenian Apostolic church$15K
- Armenian Holy Apostolic Church Canadian Diocese/diocese Canadien de la Sainte Eglise Apostolique Armenienne$6,000
- Prelature Armenienne du Canada Inc/Armenian prelacy of Canada Inc.$5,000
- L'espoir du monde Canada$2,000
- Mission Témoignage$2,000
- La Fondation l'Ecole Armenienne Sourp Hagop$2,000
- Association amicale des jeunes & parents «AGAPE» inc. / The Youth & Parents «AGAPE» Association inc.$2,000
- Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief$1,000
- Centre québécois d'entraînement adapté FSWC / Québec Adapted Training Centre FSWC$1,000
- Église Christ Ressuscité$1,000
- The Armenian Relief Society of Canada (a.r.s.) Foundation/fondation de la Croix de Secours Armenienne du Canada (a.r.s.)du Ca Nada (a.r.s.)$1,000
- All Nations Full Gospel Church$1,000
- Armenian General Benevolent Union of Montreal Inc./union Generale Armenienne Bienfaisance de Montreal Inc.$500
- Fondation du collège Beaubois$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dorine Dervishian Chitilian (vice-president); Arden Dervishian (president); Jerry Dervishian (vice-president/treasurer); Mark Dervishian (vice-president/secretary); Christine Kaprielian (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dervishian Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 720540293RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.