Simple Plan Foundation
Public foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 837305523RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($293,146) as filed with the CRA.
Simple Plan Foundation is a public foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $101K in revenue and $293K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $284.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 28 qualified donees totalling $284K in 2024, the largest being $20K to War Child Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $19K in 2020 to $101K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Apporter un soutien aux divers organismes qui viennent en aide aux jeunes en difficulté out atteints de maladies graves. Promouvoir la formation musicale dans les écoles pour aider les jeunes à trouver une passion et un but dans la vie.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $101K | $293K | — | $6,495 | $284K | $21K |
| 2023 | $92K | $6,433 | — | — | $5,000 | $213K |
| 2022 | $105K | $5,207 | — | — | $5,000 | $127K |
| 2021 | $505 | $547 | — | — | — | $27K |
| 2020 | $19K | $1,848 | — | — | $750 | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Public foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Other income$4,315
- Other gifts$2,136
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $284K to 28 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- War Child Canada$20K
- The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation$20K
- Le Phare Enfants et Familles$20K
- Le Garage À Musique$20K
- The Portage Foundation$20K
- Fondation de l'Hopital de Montreal pour Enfants$20K
- Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation$20K
- Para O des$14K
- Fondation pour l'Art Thérapeutique et l'Art Brut au Québec$10K
- Fondation Fiocruz Brésil$10K
- Fondation du collège Beaubois$10K
- Douglas mental health university institute foundation$10K
- Fondation David-Chiasson$10K
- Consentement et Respect$10K
- Ruelle de l'Avenir$5,000
- Peace Network for Social Harmony$5,000
- Regroupement des Maisons de Jeunes$5,000
- Nova Musique$5,000
- Médecins du Monde$5,000
- Maison de la Musique de Sorel Tracy$5,000
- Fondation des Auberges du Coeur du Québec$5,000
- Le Domaine Forget$5,000
- G.R.I.S.-- Montréal$5,000
- Fondation Marie Vincent$5,000
- Fondation du Conservatoire de Musique et d'Art Dramatique du Québec$5,000
Received $284 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
André Prud'homme (président); André Comeau (secrétaire); Jean Francois Stinco (vice président); Catherine Sharp (administratrice); Anne Valérie Ménard (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Simple Plan Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 837305523RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.