Musée des ondes Emile Berliner
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 897896874RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($239,420) as filed with the CRA.
Musée des ondes Emile Berliner is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $239K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $26K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 96% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $269K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1. Acquisition et catalogue 2. Ouverture au public 7 jours par semaine 3. Exposition temporaire 4. Vitrines d'exposition dans edifice rca 5. Visites guidées bulletin la voix de son maitre / his master's voice
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $239K | $215K | $2,094 | — | $1.8M |
| 2023 | — | $232K | $210K | $0 | $0 | -$67K |
| 2022 | $216K | $240K | $227K | — | — | $514K |
| 2021 | $219K | $214K | $201K | — | — | $582K |
| 2020 | $269K | $217K | $201K | — | — | $640K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $26K from 2 charities:
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$82K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gaétan Pilon (trésorier); Christian Don (secrétaire); Martin Duchesne (président).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Musée des ondes Emile Berliner’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897896874RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.