Michaëlle Jean Foundation
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 828059857RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,013,086) as filed with the CRA.
Michaëlle Jean Foundation is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $700K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $79K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The mission of the michaëlle jean foundation is to create a future where all of canada's youth have the opportunity to thrive and prosper. Through supporting active citizenship entrepeneurship and innovation the foundation empowers young canadians to use their creativity to transform and revitalize their communities; and to harness their power to advocate for their rights and freedoms. Our unique models is founded on leveraging the power of the arts to spark and support youth-driven initiatives that foster a sense of belonging ignite sustainable solutions and create real and lasting change.…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $700K | $1M | $608K | — | — | $6M |
| 2023 | $517K | $959K | $692K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $1M | $1.4M | $556K | — | — | $6.1M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $779K | $98K | — | — | $6.6M |
| 2020 | $615K | — | — | — | — | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $79K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$500K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michaelle Jean (cofondatrice & coprés.); Jean-Daniel Lafond (cofondareur & coprés.); Peter Tielmann (administrateur); Arni Thorsteinson (administrateur); Zainab Muse (administratrice); Michelle Douglas (trésorière); Robert William Peck (administrateur); Dave Doyen (administrateur); John Beck (director/co-chair); Lloyd Wilks (director); Curtis Gildillan (director); Angela Simmonds (director); Angela Cassie (director); Pashe Deanna (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Michaëlle Jean Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828059857RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.