Opéra de Montréal
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 104004569RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,577,219) as filed with the CRA.
Opéra de Montréal is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $12.4M in revenue and $12.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 31% from government, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 29 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.5M.
Compared with 39 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 3% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8M in 2020 to $12.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
Aider au soutien et à l'essor de l'opéra de montréal par le recueillement de capital sous forme entre autres de dons de legs et autres contributions dont l'appariement de patrimoine canadien et de mécénat placements culture québec et par l'investissement de ce capital.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.4M | $12.6M | $6.5M | $403K | — | $36K |
| 2023 | $11M | $12.7M | $7M | $277K | — | -$525K |
| 2022 | $9M | $9.2M | $3.5M | $173K | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $6.3M | $5.1M | — | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $8M | $8M | — | — | — | $105K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2.5M from 29 charities:
- Fondation de l'Opera de Montreal$1.6M
- RBC Foundation$125K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$113K
- The Azrieli Foundation$100K
- Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation$60K
- Fondation J. A. Desève$50K
- Tony & Betty Infilise Family Foundation$50K
- The Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation for Young Canadian Operasingers/la Fondation Jacqueline Desmarais pour les Jeunes Chanteurs d'Opéra Canadiens$50K
- Wicha Music Foundation$47K
- BenefAction Foundation$35K
- The Foundation of Greater Montreal$26K
- LCI Education Foundation$25K
- J. Armand Bombardier Foundation$20K
- Fondation Gilles Chatel$20K
- Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation$20K
- WCPD Foundation$20K
- Sheila and Paul Martin Family Foundation$15K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$13K
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$10K
- Fondation Lise et Richard Fortin$10K
- Fondation Lorraine et Jean Turmel$10K
- Fondation Élaine et Réal Raymond$10K
- The Jane Skoryna Foundation$5,000
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$3,000
- Fondation Familiale Brosseau$2,400
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,99916 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$4.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Branchaud René (président); Stotland Bernard (administrateur); Wirth Elizabeth (vice-présidente); Marois Sylvie (trésorière); Yip Hoi Alysia (secrétaire); Arseneault Louis (administrateur); Roy Louise (administrateur); Carrier François (administrateur); Duguay Bruno-Étienne (administrateur); Lapalme Joanie (administrateur); Loubert François (administrateur); Marion Guillaume (administrateur); Treiser Vanda (administrateur); Turp Daniel (administrateur); Volesang Joan (administrateur); Zhao Vickie (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Opéra de Montréal’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 104004569RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.