Fondation Huguette et Jean-Louis-Fontaine
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 822824280RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($757,882) as filed with the CRA.
Fondation Huguette et Jean-Louis-Fontaine is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $758K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% 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 $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 25 qualified donees totalling $652K in 2024, the largest being $250K to Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $65K in 2020 to $2.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
La fondation huguette et jean-louis fontaine a été constituée dans le but de venir en aide à des donataires reconnus qui notamment oeuvrent dans les domaines de la santé de l'éducation et/ou de toutes autres activités relevant de la bienfaisance.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $758K | — | — | $652K | $19.2M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $302K | — | — | $205K | $17.8M |
| 2022 | $425K | $764K | — | — | $665K | $16.8M |
| 2021 | $4.5M | $244K | — | — | $198K | $17.1M |
| 2020 | $65K | $594K | $1,700 | — | $555K | $12.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, July 31, 2024
- Other income$841,943
- Investment income$410,981
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $652K to 25 qualified donees:
- Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation$250K
- Fondation du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal$167K
- The Foundation ofthe 'Université de Sherbrooke'$100K
- Centraide Du Grand Montréal$50K
- The Foundation ofthe 'Université de Sherbrooke'$20K
- Fondation des jeunes de la DPJ$10K
- Fondation de l'Hôpital de Memphrémagog/Memphremagog HospitalFoundation$5,000
- LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE Sainte-Famille$5,000
- Chez Doris$5,000
- Fondation sur la Pointe des Pieds/foundation on the Tip of the Toes$5,000
- Accueil Bonneau Foundation$5,000
- Breakfast Club of Canada$5,000
- L'association pour la protection du lac Brompton inc.$5,000
- Lise Watier Foundation$4,250
- Fondation Émergo$3,000
- Memphremagog Conservation Inc.$3,000
- Fondation de l'Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal/montreal Heart Institute Foundation$2,040
- Contact Emploi Inc.$1,500
- Contact Emploi Inc.$1,500
- LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE Christ-Sauveur$1,000
- La Presse$1,000
- Parkinson Québec$1,000
- L'Arret-source inc.$1,000
- Leucan Inc.$1,000
- Montréal Cancer Institute$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$50K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Huguette Fontaine (président); Jean-Louis Fontaine (vice-président); Sylvie Fontaine (v.-p. trésor. secr.).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fondation Huguette et Jean-Louis-Fontaine’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822824280RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.