Fondation de l'Opera de Montreal
Public foundation · Montréal, Quebec · BN 871078309RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,641,022) as filed with the CRA.
Fondation de l'Opera de Montreal is a public foundation based in Montréal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $717K in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $309.
Compared with 1,764 education 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 1 qualified donee totalling $1.6M in 2024, the largest being $1.6M to Opéra de Montréal. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
Aider au soutien et à l'essor de l'opéra de montréal par le recueilliement de capital sous forme entre autres de dons de legs et autres contributions dont l'appariement de patrimoine canadien et de mécénat placements culture québec et par l'investissement de ce capital.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $717K | $1.6M | — | — | $1.6M | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $663K | $1M | — | — | $1M | $5.3M |
| 2022 | -$425K | $698K | — | — | $685K | $5.6M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $12K | $12K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $628K | $521K | $12K | — | $509K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.6M to 1 qualified donee:
- Opéra de Montréal$1.6M
Received $309 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Branchaud René (président); Stotland Bernard (administrateur); Wirth Elizabeth (vice-présidente); Marois Sylvie (trésorière); Yip Hoi Alysia (secrétaire); Arseneault Louis (administrateur); Roy Louise (administrateur); Carrier François (administrateur); Duguay Bruno-Étienne (administrateur); Lapalme Joanie (administrateur); Loubert François (administrateur); Marion Guillaume (administrateur); Treiser Vanda (administrateur); Turp Daniel (administrateur); Volesang Joan (administrateur); Zhao Vickie (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fondation de l'Opera de Montreal’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871078309RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.