Dopamine
Publicly funded institution · Montréal, Quebec · BN 141381434RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,603,674) as filed with the CRA.
Dopamine is a charitable organization based in Montréal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,713.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Accueillir soutenir et accompagner les personnes consommant des psychotropes leur entourage et la population en général du quartier hochelaga-maisonneuve et des secteurs environnants dans un cadre de prévention du vih/sida hépatites et autres irs. Appliquer des stratégies d'intervention visant à atténuer les répercussions négatives et les préjudices associés au style de vie relié à la consommation psychotropes ainsi qu'au préjugés mythes et représentation agissantes aux plans individuel collectif et sociétal.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.6M | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $971K | — | — | $692K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $867K | — | — | $416K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $832K | — | — | $314K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $837K | — | — | $309K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,713 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Josée Boucher (présidente).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dopamine’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 141381434RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.