The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 131580607RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,742,337) as filed with the CRA.
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $158K in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The elizabeth greenshields foundation is dedicated to the promotion of artistic expression in the traditional forms of painting drawing sculpture and printmaking. This commitment is assured through the distribution of merit grants to visual-arts students and to artists at the beginning of their careers. Grants are awarded to applicants of all nationalities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $2.7M | $555K | — | $1.9M | $39.7M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $2.3M | $2.1M | — | — | $36.4M |
| 2022 | $6.3M | $1.7M | $1.9M | — | — | $34.8M |
| 2021 | $5.4M | $2.2M | $2M | — | — | $40.5M |
| 2020 | $158K | $2M | $1.6M | — | — | $37M |
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:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$335K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Louise Beaudry (director); Claudette Bellemare (president); Joshua Cundill (vp & secretary); Eric Klinkhoff (director); Robin Morton (vp & treasurer); Sandra Paikowsky (director); Gyde Shepherd (director); Lorraine Simms (director); Audrey Davis (director); Erin O'Brien (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131580607RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.