Institut Thomas More/Thomas More Institute
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 129926036RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($417,585) as filed with the CRA.
Institut Thomas More/Thomas More Institute is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $531K in revenue and $418K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 34% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $72K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The thomas more institute provides university-level discussion-based courses in the liberal arts as well as a program of study leading to a ba from bishops university (lennoxville qc). Thirty-five university-level courses were offered to 357 registrants in 2023-2024 via zoom and in-person formats. In addition courses were offered to 14 senior residences (plus an online option) with 271 senior students registered.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $531K | $418K | $258K | $31K | — | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $379K | $402K | $257K | $4,722 | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $369K | $421K | $186K | $4,497 | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $485K | $397K | $194K | $1,586 | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $387K | $414K | $221K | $1,499 | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $72K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$249K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Schouela (administrator); Carol Fielder (chair); Len Richman (vice-chairman); David Dussault (treasurer); Martin Baenninger (secretary); Shernaz Choksi (administrator); Anne Fitzpatrick (administrator); Christine Jamieson (administrator); Louise Jarrett (administrator); Marilyn Kaplow (administrator); Judith Macdonald (administrator); Brian McDonough (administrator); Anthony Rustin (administrator); Mariela Tovar (administrator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Institut Thomas More/Thomas More Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129926036RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.