The Mel Hoppenheim Family Foundation/La fondation familiale Mel Hoppenheim
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 843380189RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,115,390) as filed with the CRA.
The Mel Hoppenheim Family Foundation/La fondation familiale Mel Hoppenheim is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $833K in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $1.1M in 2024, the largest being $484K to Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $451K in 2020 to $833K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The objectives of the foundation are to receive and maintain a fund or funds and apply from time to time all or part thereof and/or the income derived therefrom for charitable purposes including without limitations: the care of needy persons and in particular of the sick aged destitute and helpless; the bettement of under-priveleged persons; the promotion of educational advancement for the increase of human knowledge and alleviation of suffering.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $833K | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $8M |
| 2023 | $157K | $413K | — | — | $516K | $8.3M |
| 2022 | $9.6M | $1.2M | — | — | $401K | $8.6M |
| 2021 | $241K | $190K | — | — | $186K | $196K |
| 2020 | $451K | $324K | — | — | $315K | $145K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, April 30, 2024
- Investment income$436,587
- Other income$396,002
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.1M to 12 qualified donees:
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$484K
- The Veritas Fund$125K
- Akiva School$125K
- Federation Cja$100K
- Fondation de l'Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal/montreal Heart Institute Foundation$75K
- The Montreal General Hospital Foundation$50K
- Montreal Holocaust Museum$50K
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim$40K
- Fondation Notre-Dame de Saint-Léonard Inc.$10K
- La Fondation Ecole Akiva$5,000
- More Than a Cure MTAC - Healing through Community$5,000
- Douglas mental health university institute foundation$3,880
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Teri Hoppenheim (director); Mark Smith (vice-president); Caroline Hoppenheim (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Mel Hoppenheim Family Foundation/La fondation familiale Mel Hoppenheim’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843380189RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.