Roasters Foundation/Fondation Roasters
Public foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 129892675RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($36,317) as filed with the CRA.
Roasters Foundation/Fondation Roasters is a public foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported -$651K in revenue and $36K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 3% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $4,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The foundation makes donations to registered charitable organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -$651K | $36K | — | — | $4,000 | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $7,284 | $60K | — | — | $7,655 | $3.2M |
| 2022 | -$210K | $418K | — | — | $335K | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $171K | $629K | — | — | $140K | $3.9M |
| 2020 | -$282K | $233K | — | — | $101K | $4.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,000 to 3 qualified donees:
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim$2,500
- Villa Maria$1,000
- Défi Candarel$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brahm Gelfand (secretary); David Crevier (chairman); Rachel Renaud (president); Marc Renaud (administrator); Chantal Boivin (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Roasters Foundation/Fondation Roasters’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129892675RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.