Les Petits Violons inc.
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 119092245RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($391,315) as filed with the CRA.
Les Petits Violons inc. is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $453K in revenue and $391K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 10% from government. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $126K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $247K in 2020 to $453K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Programmes continus: l'organisme exerce dans la recherche didactique et l'enseignement. Elle diffuse les résultats pratiques de ses travaux par des concerts des enregistrements et des publications pédagogoques.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $453K | $391K | $286K | $23K | — | $685K |
| 2023 | $387K | $365K | $281K | $16K | — | $623K |
| 2022 | $375K | $364K | $271K | $17K | — | $602K |
| 2021 | $501K | $354K | $288K | $5,430 | — | $591K |
| 2020 | $247K | $281K | $216K | $2,038 | — | $444K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $126K from 11 charities:
- The Foundation of Greater Montreal$35K
- Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation$25K
- The Jarislowsky Foundation/la Fondation Jarislowsky$20K
- Fondation Ariane Riou & Réal Plourde$10K
- Fondation Lise et Richard Fortin$10K
- Fondation Rene Malo$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,154
- Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,622
- The Hay Foundation/la Fondation Hay$1,000
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$128K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marie-Claire Cousineau (administrateur); Elisabeth Cousineau (secrétaire); Julien Oberson (administrateur); Marjorie Skolnik (présidente); Sydney Martz (administrateur); Marie-Eve Drapeau (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Les Petits Violons inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119092245RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.