Societe Quebecoise de Recherche en Musique (sqrm)
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 892860446RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($55,247) as filed with the CRA.
Societe Quebecoise de Recherche en Musique (sqrm) is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $42K in revenue and $55K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 89 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Publication des cahiers de la sqrm; série présence de la musique (conférences); concours étudiant présences de la musique (bourse); services aux members (répertoire dépliant bulletin électronique).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42K | $55K | $4,070 | — | — | $20K |
| 2023 | $53K | $47K | $5,293 | — | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $48K | $42K | $7,251 | — | — | $27K |
| 2021 | $31K | $26K | $3,370 | — | — | $22K |
| 2020 | $30K | $24K | $2,982 | — | — | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$41K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarah-Anne Arsenault (admin.); Gérald Côté (admin.); Sandro Guédy (vice-président); Méi-Ra Saint-Laurent (président); Laura Trottier (admin.).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Societe Quebecoise de Recherche en Musique (sqrm)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892860446RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.