Musee Populaire de la Photographie
Publicly funded institution · Drummondville, Quebec · BN 867745804RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($234,077) as filed with the CRA.
Musee Populaire de la Photographie is a charitable organization based in Drummondville, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $293K in revenue and $234K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $500.
Compared with 54 grantmaking institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Le musée nationale de la photographie collectionne étudie diffuse et interprète le patrimoine culturel lié à la pratique de la photographie dans le monde en vue d'en raconter l'histoire technologique et sociale tout en privilégiant une approche collaborative pour se développer et contribuer à développer son milieu.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $293K | $234K | $89K | — | — | -$29K |
| 2023 | $336K | $141K | $52K | — | — | -$88K |
| 2022 | $433K | $554K | $147K | — | — | $80K |
| 2021 | $305K | $466K | $230K | $6,923 | — | -$162K |
| 2020 | $242K | $282K | $128K | $6,145 | — | -$1,440 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $500 from 1 charity:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$103K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michel Doyon (président); Jean Côté (administrateur); Roland Janelle (vice-président); Hélène Sauvageau (administrateur); Yannick Gamelin (administrateur); Luc Courchesne (administrateur); Cathy Bernier (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Musee Populaire de la Photographie’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867745804RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.