Ex Aequo
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 119063188RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($656,611) as filed with the CRA.
Ex Aequo is a charitable organization based in Montreal, 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 $657K in revenue and $657K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government, 38% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $205K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
1-organiser des activités de participation citoyenne. 2-réaliser des infolettres et alimenter les réseaux sociaux sur les divers enjeux qui touchent les personnes en situation de handicap. 3-opérer une banque de préposés. 4-promouvoir l'accessibilité universelle. 5-réaliser des activités de sensibilisation auprès des instances publiques et des organisations du grand communautaire. 6-défendre les droits colletifs en habitation vie municipale soutien à domicile transport santé et services sociaux démocratie droit à la parentalité chez les personnes en situation de handicap.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $657K | $657K | $525K | — | — | $202K |
| 2023 | $606K | $565K | $452K | — | — | $202K |
| 2022 | $523K | $523K | $419K | — | — | $161K |
| 2021 | $542K | $529K | $397K | — | — | $161K |
| 2020 | $517K | $512K | $384K | — | — | $148K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $205K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$551K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patrick Desjardins (président); André Lavallée (secrétaire); Caroline Lapensée-Savaria (administratrice); François Bourbonnière (trésorier); Anna Tkaczewska (vice-présidente); Alexandra D'Amours (administratrice); France Martin (administratrice); Sylvie Gionet (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ex Aequo’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119063188RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.