Fondation rivières/Rivers foundation
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 145059911RR0002 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($599,196) as filed with the CRA.
Fondation rivières/Rivers foundation is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under environment. 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 November 30, 2024, it reported $617K in revenue and $599K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations, 59% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $34K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (11 positions in that band).
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
** 1. Protéger l'environnement dans l'intérêt du public en produisant et diffusant des outils et de la documentation et en proposant des mesures concrètes qui auront une incidence favorable directe sur l'environnement.** mobilisation de trois autres événements grand splash à travers le québec ; ** 2. Activités de recherche permettant de réduire la pollution dans les plans d'eau (lacs et rivières) et d'améliorer la performance des systèmes d'assainissement municipaux.** suivi de la qualité d'eau et dépistage de sources de pollution (piscine en eaux-vives beloeil). Developpement d'auditeau…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $617K | $599K | — | — | — | $61K |
| 2023 | $563K | $551K | $452K | $33K | — | $44K |
| 2022 | $536K | $505K | $419K | $25K | — | $32K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $34K from 14 charities:
- Fondation Écho /echo Foundation$25K
- Fondation de la famille Zeller$5,000
- De Gaspe Beaubien Foundation la Fondation de Gaspe Beaubien$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,060
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$580
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$300
- Canadahelps Canadon$144
- Fondation des Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-Hyacinthe—
- Soeurs de Sainte-Croix—
- Union Canadienne des Moniales de l'Ordre de Sainte-Ursule—
- Fonds Marie-François—
- Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary of Joliette—
- Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary of Joliette—
- Congrégation De Notre-Dame Du Québec—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99911 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$477K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Alain Saladzius (président); Louise Millette (administratrice); Stéphane Gautier-Éthier (trésorier); Dominique Girard (secrétaire); Paul Beaulieu (administrateur); Éric Gagnon (vice-président); Daniel Leblanc (administrateur); Véronique Lussier (administratrice); Frédéric Ménagé (administrateur); Julie Sabourin (administratrice); Gilles Lajoie (administrateur).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fondation rivières/Rivers foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 145059911RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.