The en Route Foundation/la Fondation en Route
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 843090747RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($309,424) as filed with the CRA.
The en Route Foundation/la Fondation en Route is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $349K in revenue and $309K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,625.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $12K to Commissariat de Terre Sainte au Canada/commissariat of the Holy Land in Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $144K in 2020 to $349K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Foundation held activities of religious and spiritual formation such as symposiums spiritual exercises and retreats.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $349K | $309K | $279K | $2,927 | $14K | $201K |
| 2023 | $239K | $223K | — | — | $3,450 | $169K |
| 2022 | $322K | $307K | $299K | — | $5,181 | $146K |
| 2021 | $218K | $156K | $138K | $1,025 | $4,750 | $172K |
| 2020 | $144K | $135K | $133K | — | $1,000 | $70K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 11 qualified donees:
- Commissariat de Terre Sainte au Canada/commissariat of the Holy Land in Canada$12K
- La Fabrique de la Paroisse de Sainte-Catherine-De-Sienne$500
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa-Cornwall$350
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa-Cornwall$300
- Ottawa Dominicans Or Friars Preachers les Dominicains Ou Freres Precheurs d'Ottawa$250
- Grand Seminaire de Montreal$200
- Fondation de la Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal$200
- La Fabrique de la Paroisse de Saint-Patrick$150
- Corporation de la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-bon-secours et du musée Marguerite-Bourgeoys Notre-Dame-de-bon-secours/Chapel and Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum Corporation$150
- La Fabrique de la paroisse Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur$150
- Solidarite Jeunesse$50
Received $1,625 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$86K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Zucchi (president); Paula Celani (secretary-treasurer); Mark Basik (director); Paolo Palamara (vice president); Christine Jones (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The en Route Foundation/la Fondation en Route’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843090747RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.