John R. McConnell Foundation/La Fondation John R. McConnell
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 852326404RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,477,023) as filed with the CRA.
John R. McConnell Foundation/La Fondation John R. McConnell is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 21 qualified donees totalling $1.1M in 2024, the largest being $179K to Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (quebec) Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.1M | $26.8M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $680K | — | — | $619K | $22.9M |
| 2022 | $5M | $890K | — | — | $780K | $18.9M |
| 2021 | $501K | $535K | — | — | $495K | $16.4M |
| 2020 | $734K | $500K | — | — | $447K | $14.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$806,964
- Other gifts$9,317
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.1M to 21 qualified donees:
- Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (quebec) Inc.$179K
- Alma Fire Department (alma Municipality)$123K
- Bedford Fire Department (bedford Municipality)$107K
- Saint Famille Fire Department (saint-Famille Municipality)$106K
- Foundation Chus$100K
- Centre de Dépannage des Oeuvres de Soeur Marguerite Dubois$100K
- Fondation des pompiers du québec pour les grands brulés$53K
- Diabete Drummond Inc.$50K
- Centre de pédiatrie sociale en communauté de Lanaudière$50K
- Comite d'Aide Beauceville C.a.b.$50K
- Moisson D'Alma$40K
- Batshaw Youth and Family Centres Foundation$21K
- L'Association bénévole de L'Ile D'Orléans$20K
- Ville de Métis-Sur-Mer (métis Beach School)$10K
- Mission Old Brewery/old Brewery Mission$10K
- Mission Communautaire Mile-End / Mile-End Community Mission$10K
- La fondation générations/The Generations Foundation$10K
- The Gazette Christmas Fund/ Fonds de Noel de la Gazette$10K
- Entraide communautaire Sainte-Mélanie$10K
- Le Bon Dieu dans la Rue Organisation pour Jeunes Adultes$10K
- Centre d'Action Bénévole Domaine-du-Roy$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stuart Iversen (secretary/treasurer); Pierre Hugues Fortin (chairman); John Tolson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from John R. McConnell Foundation/La Fondation John R. McConnell’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 852326404RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.