Father Dowd Foundation
Public foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 130189509RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($143,414) as filed with the CRA.
Father Dowd Foundation is a public foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $105K in revenue and $143K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $107.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $109K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Action Catholique Montréal Catholic Action Montreal. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Provide support to charitable organizations in the greater montreal area by way of donations to these various organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105K | $143K | — | — | $124K | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $70K | $150K | — | — | $129K | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $140K | $144K | — | — | $124K | $2M |
| 2021 | $165K | $151K | — | — | $130K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $95K | $95K | — | — | $80K | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $109K to 10 qualified donees:
- Action Catholique Montréal Catholic Action Montreal$25K
- English-Speaking Catholic Council Inc./conseil Catholique de l'Expression Anglaise Inc.$15K
- Dr Clown Foundation$14K
- Fondation du CSSS Cavendish$12K
- Centre LaSalle D&D 50+ / LaSalle D&D 50+ Centre$12K
- Centre Contactivité Inc.$11K
- New Hope Senior Citizens' Centre$10K
- Centre d'Action Bénévole Ouest$5,000
- C.a.r.e. (centre d'Activites Recreatives et Educatives)$3,000
- La Fondation du refuge pour femmes Chez Doris Inc. Chez Doris Women's Shelter Foundation Inc.$2,500
Received $107 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catherine Cozens (director); E. Patrick Gillespie (president); Andy Malolepszy (vice president); Patrick Shea (director); Robert Vaupshas (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Father Dowd Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130189509RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.