Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec
Publicly funded institution · Quebec, Quebec · BN 123045924RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,406,936) as filed with the CRA.
Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec is a charitable organization based in Quebec, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $34.1M in revenue and $34.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 77% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 119 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Le musée nationnal des beaux-arts du québec a pour fonction de faire connaître de promouvoir et de conserver l'art québécois de toutes périodes de l'art actuel et d'assurer une présence de l'art internationnal par des aquiisitions des expositions et des activités d'animations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34.1M | $34.4M | $17M | — | — | $6.7M |
| 2023 | $4.6M | $34.5M | $21M | — | — | $6.8M |
| 2022 | $41.6M | $41.6M | $26.9M | — | — | $10.6M |
| 2021 | $28.8M | $28.2M | $13.6M | — | — | $10.7M |
| 2020 | $31.8M | $32M | $18M | — | — | $5.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.2M from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9995 positions
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions119
- Total compensation, all staff$12.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christiane Germain (présidente); Frédéric Gascon (vice-président); Marie-Julie Bélanger (administratrice); Hélène Dufresne (administratrice); Lara Emond (administratrice); Daniel Mercure (administrateur); Jean-Luc Murray (directeur général); Richard Ouellet (administrateur); François Rochon (administrateur); Félix-André Tétu (administrateur); Marie-Soleil Tremblay (administratrice); Louise Turgeon (administratrice); Mélanie Vincent (administratrice); Selena Lu (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123045924RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.