The Marco Depestre Foundation of Ottawa
Charitable organization · Orleans, Ontario · BN 808580112RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($69,401) as filed with the CRA.
The Marco Depestre Foundation of Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Orleans, Ontario, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $61K in revenue and $69K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 1,620 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $200 in 2024, the largest being $100 to Les Artisans de Paix Internationale. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Financial support for needy children in haïti (tuition tutoral nutrition supplement school supplies youth educational support (post secondary) agroforestry (production and distribution of seedlings) humanitarian aid ( school and home repair health assistance and awareness food supply and emergency assistance) christmas meals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $61K | $69K | $68K | — | $200 | $37K |
| 2023 | $70K | $69K | $66K | — | $200 | $41K |
| 2022 | $70K | $65K | $63K | — | $200 | $41K |
| 2021 | $84K | $78K | $75K | — | $200 | $35K |
| 2020 | $69K | $62K | $59K | — | $200 | $30K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $14K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Yvette Depestre (president); Jean Brisard (vice-president); Ange Raissa Muhimpundu (secretary); Gilles Lavoie (treasurer); Marie Eugénie Lubin (director); Donna Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Marco Depestre Foundation of Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 808580112RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.