Festival Classica
Charitable organization · Saint-Lambert, Quebec · BN 828828004RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,157,365) as filed with the CRA.
Festival Classica is a charitable organization based in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 27% from government. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $296K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
La mission de l'organisme est d': - éduquer le public et l'aider à mieux comprendre et apprécier les arts en produisant un festival de musique classique; - éduquer le public en offrant des cours des séminaires et des ateliers sur la musique classique; - éduquer des enfants musiciens en leur offrant une formation musicale et en les faisant participer à un festival de musique classique.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.9M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $2M | $2.1M | $1.7M | — | $25K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $2.5M | $1.7M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $2M | $1.9M | $1.4M | — | $250K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1M | $627K | — | $25K | $986K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $296K from 11 charities:
- BenefAction Foundation$160K
- The Foundation of Greater Montreal$57K
- The Azrieli Foundation$25K
- Fondation Desjardins$20K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$10K
- Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation$10K
- Fondation de la famille Zeller$5,000
- Fondation Bourbeau$4,300
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$500
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$294K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeanne Desgroseillers (trésorier); Alain Dugal (président); Matthieu Lavallée (administrateur); Yvon Lessard (administrateur); Jacques Marchand (administrateur); Jean-François Painchaud (administrateur); Patrick Robin (administrateur); Soula Chronopoulos (administrateur); Sharmila Jiva (administrateur); Bérangère Laplanche (secrétaire); Heidi Hollinger (administrateur); Isabelle Bégin (administrateur); Anne Sophie Tétrault (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Festival Classica’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828828004RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.