The Cure Foundation
Private foundation · Mont-Royal, Quebec · BN 881988380RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,175,012) as filed with the CRA.
The Cure Foundation is a private foundation based in Mont-Royal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $137K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $706K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
La fondation cure est un organisme provincial qui a pour mission de supporter financièrement la recherche sur le cancer du sein ainsi que pour tout programme connexe qui serait dispensé au canada. La mission est de travailler avec les femmes et les hommes les professionnels de la santé et les autres fondations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $684K | $358K | — | $8.2M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $431K | $565K | $132K | $7.8M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $108K | $517K | $155K | $7.8M |
| 2021 | $876K | $1.2M | $153K | $374K | $368K | $7.5M |
| 2020 | $706K | $1.2M | $99K | $367K | $510K | $7.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $137K from 20 charities:
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$107K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$6,069
- Albert & Florence Aziz Family Foundation$5,150
- Ardene Foundation$5,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$2,500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,500
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$2,331
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$1,000
- College de l'Ouest de l'Ile Inc./ West Island College Inc.$961
- Zakuta family foundation$950
- L'Association Selwyn House/selwyn House Association$760
- Smithville and District Association for Christian Education Incorporated$752
- The Cowan Foundation$490
- York Catholic District School Board$380
- Fonds de Bienfaisance des Employés de Rheinmetall Canada$290
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$278
- Canadahelps Canadon$262
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$250
- The Robinson Sheppard Shapiro Foundation$226
- The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division$85
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$433K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diane Proulx -Guerrera (administrateur); Salvatore Guerrera (president); Jonathan Guerrera (administrateur); Fojan Ansari-Guerrera (board member); Malvina Klag (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cure Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 881988380RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.