Fonds de Bienveillance et Secours de Montreal/montreal Benevolent and Relief Fund
Charitable organization · Baie-D'urfe, Quebec · BN 866252745RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($620,723) as filed with the CRA.
Fonds de Bienveillance et Secours de Montreal/montreal Benevolent and Relief Fund is a charitable organization based in Baie-D'urfe, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $621K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 44% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $462K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $320 in 2024, the largest being $240 to The Canadian Red Cross Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $423K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Vocational and technical training and education 2. Services for the physically or mentally challenged 3. Immigrant aid
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $621K | $588K | — | $320 | $895K |
| 2023 | $541K | $599K | $574K | — | $360 | $476K |
| 2022 | $473K | $460K | $434K | — | $360 | $534K |
| 2021 | $536K | $315K | $302K | — | $1,440 | $910K |
| 2020 | $423K | $417K | $394K | — | $402 | $301K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $320 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $462K from 1 charity:
- Caned Foundation$462K
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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$491K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Derek Cowie (president); Steve Fossey (secretary); Dustin Symington (administrator); Iain McCallum (administrator); Patrick Pilgrim (administrator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fonds de Bienveillance et Secours de Montreal/montreal Benevolent and Relief Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866252745RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.