The Lemessurier Foundation
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 844076109RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($91,804) as filed with the CRA.
The Lemessurier Foundation is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $87K in revenue and $92K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 31 qualified donees totalling $70K in 2024, the largest being $17K to Chapel & York Canada Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $47K in 2020 to $87K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The foundation engages in charitable programs specially the disbursement of funds to 'qualified donees' within the meaning of the income tax act (canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $87K | $92K | — | — | $70K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $50K | $78K | — | — | $56K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $215K | $79K | — | — | $56K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $134K | $76K | — | — | $52K | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $47K | $82K | — | — | $57K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $70K to 31 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Chapel & York Canada Foundation$17K
- La fondation de l'hôpital de montréal pour enfants/The Montréal Children's Hospital Foundation$10K
- Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Memorial University of Newfoundland$5,000
- Native Women's Shelter of Montréal$3,000
- L'Association Selwyn House/selwyn House Association$2,000
- On Rock Community Services Inc.$2,000
- Soaring Circle / Cercle d'Envol$2,000
- Camber Arts Incorporated$2,000
- La fondation de l'hôpital de montréal pour enfants/The Montréal Children's Hospital Foundation$1,500
- Refuge pour les Femmes de l'Ouest de l'Ile/west Island Women's Shelter$1,500
- The Cedars Cancer Foundation at the McGill University Health Centre$1,500
- Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence Foundation Inc.$1,250
- The Sacred Heart School of Montreal$1,000
- Fondation du Centre universitaire de santé McGill McGill University Health Centre Foundation$1,000
- Mission Old Brewery/old Brewery Mission$1,000
- Western Memorial Hospital Auxiliary$1,000
- The Diocesan Synod of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador$1,000
- St. Mary's Hospital Foundation$1,000
- ST John the Evangelist$1,000
- Fondation du Centre universitaire de santé McGill McGill University Health Centre Foundation$1,000
- Résonance Montréal Inc.$1,000
- The Montreal General Hospital Foundation$1,000
- Lower Canada College$1,000
- Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Lemessurier (president and secretary); Elizabeth Banfield (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Lemessurier Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 844076109RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.