Organisation Populaire des Droits Sociaux (opds)
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 107803314RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($314,425) as filed with the CRA.
Organisation Populaire des Droits Sociaux (opds) is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $302K in revenue and $314K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations, 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $287.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $123K in 2020 to $302K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Regrouper et informer le plus grand nombre de personnes assistées sociales afin de défendre leurs droits et leurs intérêts et améliorer leurs conditions de vie. Offrir une aide directe pour la connaissance et la défense des droits sociaux.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $302K | $314K | $252K | — | — | $168K |
| 2023 | $276K | $224K | $179K | — | — | $181K |
| 2022 | $199K | $171K | $137K | — | — | $129K |
| 2021 | $143K | $78K | $62K | — | — | $99K |
| 2020 | $123K | $151K | $121K | — | — | $35K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $287 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$245K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lise Laforest (présidente); Marie-Christine Latte (secrétaire); André-Guy Charron (administrateur); Flora Martinez (administratrice); Lucie Montreuil (administratrice); Christophe Nadeau-Rioux (trésorier); Murielle Godin (vice-présidente); Normand Lapointe (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Organisation Populaire des Droits Sociaux (opds)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107803314RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.