Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 125109991RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,427,168) as filed with the CRA.
Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc. is a charitable organization based in Montreal, 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 $2.9M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 57% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 35 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The mission of the native friendship centre of montreal is to promote develop and enhance the quality of life in the urban indigenous community of montreal. The nfcm is a quasi-consular point of service and referral in the greater montreal area (gma) for indigenous persons in the transition to or through the urban environment in realation to areas of health social services legal orientation/information education training an employment. The centre offers programs which include a drop-in-day centre mobile intervention unit cultural activities and health supports.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.4M | $2.1M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $328K | — | — | $883K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $860K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $926K | — | — | $620K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.2M from 12 charities:
- Regroupement des Centres d'Amitie Autochtones du Quebec Inc.$961K
- Centraide Du Grand Montréal$150K
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$9,350
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$9,295
- Arbor Memorial Foundation$5,000
- Mazon Canada$3,800
- The Church of ST Andrew and ST Paul$2,945
- The Fabrique of the Parish of Saint Luke-Archidiocese de Montreal$1,000
- The Montreal highland dancing association$325
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$120
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$100
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
- $40,000–79,99916 positions
- $1–39,99917 positions
- Permanent full-time positions35
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Chittspatio (administrateur); Charlie Gordon (administrateur); Raven Icebound-Lord (president); Vicki McDonald (treasurer); Marie Perreault (vice-president); Sheri Pranteau (secretary); Jamie Starr (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125109991RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.