Quebec Foundation for the Blind (Q.F.B.)
Public foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 132269655RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,276,064) as filed with the CRA.
Quebec Foundation for the Blind (Q.F.B.) is a public foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 27% from government. In 2024, 40 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $80K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
La fondation a pour but d'aider les personnes ayant une déficience visuelle ainsi que les organismes qui s'occupent de ces mêmes personnes d'offrir en location des logements à des personnes ayant une déficience visuelle et des revenus faibles ou moyens.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $440K | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $526K | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.8M | $253K | — | $747K |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $2M | $1.2M | $583K | — | $742K |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.1M | $532K | — | $338K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $80K from 40 charities:
- Altru Foundation Inc.$25K
- TD Securities Underwriting Hope Fund$7,500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$6,000
- Fondation Mirella & Lino Saputo$5,800
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,516
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,501
- Fondation Denise et Robert Gibelleau$3,118
- Fondation Famille Brière$2,000
- Fondation St-Germain Kavanagh$2,000
- The Foundation of Greater Montreal$2,000
- Mohammed Kanwal Family Foundation/fondation Familiale Mohammed Kanwal$2,000
- The Foundation Office.ca$2,000
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$2,000
- Fondation Bourassa$1,500
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$1,398
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$1,000
- Mar-Kin Foundation$975
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$893
- Oeuvres Caritatives des Filles de Jesus Canada$500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$500
- Fondation Canimex$500
- Fondation Desjardins$443
- The Robinson Sheppard Shapiro Foundation$386
- The Sal Furino Family Foundation$300
- Joseph Neufeld Family Foundation/ Fondation Familiale Joseph Neufeld$225
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$863K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Francis Bibeau (trésorier); Véronique VñZINA (1ère vice-presidente); Michaëlle Joseph (présidente); Mario Boulet (2e vice-président); Alexandre Bellemare (administrateur); Élizabeth Butler (2ème vice-présidente); Nicole Mazerolle (secrétaire); Karine Descôteaux (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Quebec Foundation for the Blind (Q.F.B.)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132269655RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.