Fondation Bourassa
Private foundation · Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec · BN 780195673RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($424,962) as filed with the CRA.
Fondation Bourassa is a private foundation based in Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $221K in revenue and $425K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 21 qualified donees totalling $425K in 2024, the largest being $185K to Missions la Bible Parle (M.B.P.). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,000 in 2020 to $221K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Aide aux pauvres avancement de l'éducation avancement de la santé publique et avancement de de l'ensemble de la collectivité
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $221K | $425K | — | — | $425K | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $178K | $359K | — | — | $359K | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $401K | — | — | $401K | $4.3M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $247K | — | — | $247K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $1,000 | $183 | — | — | — | $817 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $425K to 21 qualified donees:
- Missions la Bible Parle (M.B.P.)$185K
- Association Afrique future$100K
- Conseil particulier de la société de St-Vincent-De-Paul de St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu$42K
- L'Étoile Pédiatrie Sociale en Communauté du Haut-Richelieu$35K
- Society of Missionaries of Africa (white Fathers) - Canada$15K
- Collaboration Québec-Haiti$12K
- The Lighthouse Children andfamilies$10K
- Fondation La Presse$5,500
- Fondation Santé Haut Richelieu Rouville$5,000
- Société Alzheimer du Haut-Richelieu$3,500
- Dysphasie-Estrie$2,000
- La fabrique de la paroisse de Saint-Grégoire-Le-Grand$2,000
- Oeuvre charitable des Chevaliers de Colomb du Québec Inc.$2,000
- Centre d'Action Benevole de la Missisquoi-Nord Inc.$2,000
- Quebec Foundation for the Blind (Q.F.B.)$1,500
- L'Amie$1,000
- La fondation du cancer du sein du Québec/Québec Breast Cancer Foundation$500
- Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation$500
- Fondation Source Bleue$400
- The Savoy Foundation Inc./La fondation Savoy Inc.$300
- Archives Historiques Hemmingford/Hemmingford Historical Archives$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jean Bourassa (président); Marilyn Bourassa (trésorière); Valérie Bourassa (secretaire); Odette Mégré (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fondation Bourassa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 780195673RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.