The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in Canada and the Polish Library
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 870238433RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($217,523) as filed with the CRA.
The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in Canada and the Polish Library is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $195K in revenue and $218K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $37K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $122K in 2020 to $195K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Maintaining a public and academic library affilated with mcgill university. Public and academic lectures in montreal occasional concerts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $195K | $218K | $175K | $1,200 | — | $130K |
| 2023 | $192K | $179K | $128K | $1,200 | — | $152K |
| 2022 | $192K | $163K | $117K | $1,600 | — | $142K |
| 2021 | $103K | $125K | $93K | $1,300 | — | $109K |
| 2020 | $122K | $121K | $95K | $1,200 | — | $121K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $37K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Samulewski (president); Agnieszka Skalecka (vice-president); Agnes Domanski (secretary); Alexandre Magdzinski (treasurer); Amanda Chalupa (director); Nathalie Filarski (director); Stanislaw Latek (director); Anna Glazer (director); Ryszard Grygorczyk (director); Justyna Gabzdyl (director); Gabriela Opas (director); Stefan Wladysiuk (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in Canada and the Polish Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870238433RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.