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.
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.