Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Inc.
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 103032769RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($19,834,250) as filed with the CRA.
Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Inc. is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $20.2M in revenue and $19.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from government. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $192.
Compared with 39 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 36 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7.6M in 2020 to $20.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Concevoir organiser monter et présenter un festival international de jazz de facon a aider a promouvoir la musique jazz éditer produire commercialiser et vendre sous etiquettes propres les enregistrements du festival international de jazz
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.2M | $19.8M | $18.7M | — | — | -$1.6M |
| 2023 | $21.5M | $21.6M | $20.3M | — | — | -$2M |
| 2022 | $21.3M | $21.5M | $20.5M | — | — | -$2M |
| 2021 | $9.1M | $9.1M | $8.4M | — | — | -$2.3M |
| 2020 | $7.6M | $7.9M | $7.3M | — | — | -$2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $192 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions36
- Total compensation, all staff$6.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
France Margaret Bélanger (présidente); Geoffrey E Molson (administrateur); Patricia Brisette (secrétaire).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 103032769RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.