Fondation Espace pour la vie

Fondation Espace pour la vie is a public foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $11M in revenue and $8.8M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $442K.

Compared with 23 grantmaking institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.

As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $8.4M in 2024, the largest being $8.4M to Ville de Montréal - Service Espace pour la Vie. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.4M in 2020 to $11M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.