QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow/QUEST
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 811018118RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,868,393) as filed with the CRA.
QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow/QUEST is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $303K.
Compared with 50 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
During the year QUEST advanced its charitable purpose of supporting sustainable community energy planning and Canada’s net-zero transition. Ongoing programs: The Western Net-Zero Communities Accelerator (W-NCA) helped communities develop energy and emissions plans; Partnering for Indigenous Clean Energy Capacity (PICEC) built Indigenous leadership in clean energy planning; the Low-Carbon Energy Innovation (LCEI) program advanced research and collaboration on low-carbon technologies; and the Energy Transition Policy Program (ETPP) convened policy dialogues to address regulatory barriers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $2.9M | $1.9M | $82K | — | $347K |
| 2023 | $886K | $909K | $448K | $33K | — | $228K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $303K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Farbridge (chairperson); David Morton (director); Ron Clark (director); Melissa Felder (director); Morgan McDonald (director); Shahrzad Rahbar (treasurer); Dale Beugin (director); Catherine Thorn (director); Geoff Wright (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow/QUEST’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 811018118RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.