Roses of Hope Foundation
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 868223934RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,668,073) as filed with the CRA.
Roses of Hope Foundation is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.8M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $1.7M in 2024, the largest being $301K to La fondation du cancer du sein du Québec/Québec Breast Cancer Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $731K in 2020 to $2.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Dons à plusieurs organismes de bienfaisance oeuvrant au niveau de la recherche sur le cancer du sein ainsi que des organismes venant en aide aux femmes. La fondation est associée aux boutiques la vie en rose (détailant en lingerie. Plusieurs items sont vendus dans les boutiques tel que les animaux en peluche dont les profits de la vente sont versés à la fondation à titre de dons. Les boutiques la vie en rose mettent aussi en place aussi d'autres programmes promotionnels sporadiquement à chaque année desquels une partie des profits est remise en apport à la fondation. Les boutiques la vie en r…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $1.7M | — | — | $1.7M | $4.7M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $881K | — | — | $869K | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $768K | $284K | — | — | $277K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $776K | $408K | — | — | $400K | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $731K | $264K | — | — | $257K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.7M to 22 qualified donees:
- La fondation du cancer du sein du Québec/Québec Breast Cancer Foundation$301K
- Nature Canada / Canada Nature$250K
- Tree Canada / Arbres Canada$250K
- World Wildlife Fund Canada Fonds Mondial pour la Nature Can Ada$200K
- Ducks Unlimited Canada - Canards Illimites Canada$100K
- AquaAction$100K
- Appalachian Corridor / Corridor Appalachien$100K
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation$50K
- Look Good Feel Better / Belle et bien dans sa peau$50K
- BC Cancer Foundation$50K
- Fondation du Centre universitaire de santé McGill McGill University Health Centre Foundation$35K
- Fondation de la Cuisine Collective Hochelaga-Maisonneuve$34K
- Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation$30K
- Fondation de L'Hopital Marie-Clarac$25K
- Lise Watier Foundation$25K
- Maison Le Paravent$25K
- The Foundation ofthe 'Université de Sherbrooke'$10K
- FONDATION DU CENTRE DES FEMMES de Montreal /FOUNDATION OF THE WOMEN'S CENTRE OF MONTREAL$10K
- Fondation Quebecoise du Cancer Inc.$5,000
- La dauphinelle$4,000
- Le Chaînon Foundation$2,500
- Hockey Helps the Homeless/hockey Aide les Sans-Abri$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Holmested (président); Lina DI Liello (administrateur); John Izzo (administrateur); François Roberge (secrétaire et trésorier).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Roses of Hope Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868223934RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.