Fondation J.Arthur Desjardins
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 882217102RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($106,441) as filed with the CRA.
Fondation J.Arthur Desjardins is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $73K in revenue and $106K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $81K in 2024, the largest being $13K to La Ruche Vanier Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
La fondation privilégie oeuvres et organismes humanitaires et charitables ayant comme objectif d'aider les personnes démunies pauvres handicapées physiquement et handicapées mentalement.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $73K | $106K | — | — | $81K | $2M |
| 2023 | $91K | $94K | — | — | $70K | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $94K | $96K | — | — | $70K | $2M |
| 2021 | $105K | $97K | — | — | $70K | $2M |
| 2020 | $49K | $99K | — | — | $75K | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $81K to 11 qualified donees:
- La Ruche Vanier Inc.$13K
- Contact Emploi Inc.$12K
- La Cuisine collective de la région de Matane$10K
- Maison des Familles de la Matanie$10K
- L'Association des Handicapes Gaspesiens$10K
- Ressource d'Aide aux Personnes Handicapees du Bas ST-Laurent/gaspesie/iles-De-La-Madeleine$7,500
- Maison Revivre$7,500
- Meres et Monde Centre de Ressources pour Jeunes Meres$4,000
- Maison des Jeunes de Matane$4,000
- Fondation des clubs Lions du Québec$3,000
- Société Alzheimer du Bas-Saint-Laurent$1,320
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Trust Banque Nationale; Pierre Forbes.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fondation J.Arthur Desjardins’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 882217102RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.