Fondation Père-Ménard
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 861116739RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($644,198) as filed with the CRA.
Fondation Père-Ménard is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $644K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% 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 $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $50K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Les Ailes de l'Espérance (Québec) Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $978K in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
La fondation a pour mission d'aider financièrement et des participer activement à la fondation de leaders humanitaires religieux et laïcs au québec et ailleurs dans le monde et au développement d'oeuvres visant une amélioration durable de la qualité de vie des personnes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $644K | $386K | — | $50K | $122.1M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $642K | $375K | — | $65K | $9.6M |
| 2022 | -$606K | $760K | $203K | $47K | $247K | $8.4M |
| 2021 | $2M | $723K | $156K | $38K | $240K | $9.8M |
| 2020 | $978K | $685K | $149K | $39K | $245K | $8.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $50K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $15K from 16 charities:
- Fondation Edward Assh$12K
- La Fondation Adolphe et Roger Ducharme$2,000
- Les Religieuses de Jésus-Marie$200
- Canadahelps Canadon$163
- Les religieuses trinitaires$100
- Les Moniales Carmélites de Montréal$100
- La Société des Filles du Coeur de Marie—
- Filles de la Providence—
- Les Oeuvres Leroyer—
- Institut des Soeurs de Sainte-Marthe de Saint-Hyacinthe—
- Les Dominicaines de la Trinité du Québec—
- Union Canadienne des Moniales de l'Ordre de Sainte-Ursule—
- Les Servantes du Tres-Saint-Sacrement du Canada—
- Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Anges—
- Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Anges—
- Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Anges—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$248K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Denis Gauthier (président); Pierre Farah-Lajoie (vice-président); Jacques Périgny (trésorier); Louise Ouimet (secrétaire); Fabien Mvondo (administrateur); Johanne Hanko (administrateur); Benjamin Ébodé (administrateur); Michel Tourangeau (administrateur); Karine Bernard (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fondation Père-Ménard’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861116739RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.