Les Idees Heureuses
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 135562130RR0001 · Arts · website
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
Les Idees Heureuses is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $184K in revenue.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 11% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Présentation de concerts s'appuyant sur des recherches musicologiques et commentés à des fins d'éducation du public. Les concerts sont axés sur la découverte de répertoire musical méconnu ou peujoué de la période d'avant le 19e siècle et/ou d'instruments anciens méconnus ou inusités.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $184K | — | $108K | — | — | $35K |
| 2023 | $240K | $268K | — | — | — | -$2,642 |
| 2022 | $318K | $343K | — | — | — | $26K |
| 2021 | $250K | $234K | — | — | — | $56K |
| 2020 | $179K | $183K | — | — | — | $35K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 3 charities:
- The Foundation of Greater Montreal$9,300
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,161
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$15K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Benech (présidente); Sylvie Lamarche (vice-présidente); Dorothea Ventura (administrateur); David Giguère (administrateur); Marcèle Lamarche (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Les Idees Heureuses’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135562130RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.