Ecole Armen-Quebec de l'Union Generale Armenienne de Bienfaisance
Publicly funded institution · ST Laurent, Quebec · BN 101560571RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($4,056,621) as filed with the CRA.
Ecole Armen-Quebec de l'Union Generale Armenienne de Bienfaisance is a private foundation based in ST Laurent, Quebec, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $4.6M in revenue and $4.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 43% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 42 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.8M in 2020 to $4.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
L'organisme est une école privé pour la formation de niveau préscolaire primaire et secondaire (1 & 2) encadré par le ministère de l'éducation du québec. Sa clientèle est constituée d'enfants provenant de la communauté arménienne.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.6M | $4.1M | $3M | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $4M | $3.4M | $2.8M | — | — | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $2.6M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.9M | $2.5M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.2M | — | — | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,99910 positions
- $40,000–79,99918 positions
- $1–39,99914 positions
- Permanent full-time positions42
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Artine Armen Bechakjian (autre (préciser)); Gerard Dervishian (trésorier); Harry Dikranian (vice-président); Nazareth Festekjian (président); Sarkis Jebejian (autre (préciser)); Ani Manoukian (autre (préciser)); Choghig Piloyan (secrétaire); Lena Sarkissian (autre (préciser)); Aram Yacoubian (autre (préciser)); Yervant Zorian (administrateur).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ecole Armen-Quebec de l'Union Generale Armenienne de Bienfaisance’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 101560571RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.