Gaia Nova Foundation
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 840103444RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($885,333) as filed with the CRA.
Gaia Nova Foundation is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $220K in revenue and $885K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations.
Compared with 145 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Give a Hand. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $417K in 2020 to $220K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Programme inclusion économique: ce programme sera réalisé en effectuant des dons à des donataires reconnus ayant pour mission de favoriser l'inclusion économique des plus démunis. Organisation d'une série de conférences et d'ateliers de groupe pour sensibili ser les gens sur la protection de l'environnement.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $220K | $885K | $760K | — | $10K | $428K |
| 2023 | $36K | $96K | $42K | $65 | $19K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $6,700 | $106K | $40K | — | $28K | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1M | $90K | $62K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $417K | $221K | $144K | — | $5,945 | $308K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
- Give a Hand$10K
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$60K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Liliane Colpron (présidente secrétaire); Sabine Karsenti (administrateur); Monika Fiset (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gaia Nova Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 840103444RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.