Fondation Le Grand Chemin
Public foundation · Montréal, Quebec · BN 848375986RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($332,574) as filed with the CRA.
Fondation Le Grand Chemin is a public foundation based in Montréal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $266K in revenue and $333K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $46K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 89% of that peer 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 1 qualified donee totalling $265K in 2024, the largest being $265K to Le Grand Chemin Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
La réhabilitation des adolescents de 12 à 18 ans ayant des problèmes de toxicomanie et de jeux pathologiques.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $266K | $333K | $54K | $3,865 | $265K | $225K |
| 2023 | $222K | $189K | $91K | $20K | $56K | $292K |
| 2022 | $359K | $237K | $136K | $48K | $37K | $259K |
| 2021 | $340K | $213K | $113K | $7,669 | $61K | $136K |
| 2020 | $352K | $323K | $152K | $29K | $126K | $8,576 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $265K to 1 qualified donee:
- Le Grand Chemin Inc.$265K
Received $46K from 12 charities:
- Fondation SSQ Inc.$10K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$9,500
- Oeuvres Regis-Vernet$5,000
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$5,000
- Fondation Henrichon-Goulet$3,500
- Aqueduct Foundation$3,000
- The Foundation of Greater Montreal$3,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,950
- Fondation Eulalie-Rose$2,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,430
- Les Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes du Canada Francophone$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$105
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$49K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Simon Dupéré (vice-président); Éric Chevrette (administrateur); André Rousseau (administrateur); Fanny Bouchard (secrétaire); Marc Trépanier (président); Véronique Lacasse (trésporier); Simon Poitras (administrateur); Christian Vanasse (administrateur); Laurence Guèvremont (administrateur); Francis Bossé (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fondation Le Grand Chemin’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 848375986RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.