Maison les Etapes Inc. Forward House Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 130976772RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,125,268) as filed with the CRA.
Maison les Etapes Inc. Forward House Inc. is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $3.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $57K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 36 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1) service de suivi communautaire d'intensité variable; 2) service de suivi communautaire d'intensité variable 60 ans et plus; 3) service de suivi communautaire intensif; 4) foyers de groupe: service d'hébergement à moyen terme d'intensité variable; 5) programme d'éducation formation de jour; 6) service de placement en milieu de travail nous offrons ces services à une clientèle adultes qui souffre des problèmes sévères et persistants en santé mentale.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3M | — | — | $887K |
| 2023 | $3M | $3M | $2.8M | — | — | $898K |
| 2022 | $3M | $2.9M | $2.8M | — | — | $886K |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.9M | $2.7M | — | — | $858K |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.7M | — | — | $871K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $57K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions36
- Total compensation, all staff$2.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roger Laplante (président); Susan Howlett (v-prés/secrétaire); Dana Stewart (trésorière); Janet Mitchelle (administratrice); Daniel Saintiche (administrateur); Robin McIntyre (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Maison les Etapes Inc. Forward House Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130976772RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.