The Portage Foundation
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 129151072RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,718,795) as filed with the CRA.
The Portage Foundation is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $7.8M in revenue and $10.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations. In 2024, 60 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.1M.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $6.6M in 2024, the largest being $3.8M to Centre d'accueil le Programme de Portage Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
La fondation a pour objectif de fournir l'aide financiére à des centres et programmes de réadaptation en toxicomaine par la sollicitation de fonds publics et privés.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.8M | $10.7M | $2.1M | $1.1M | $6.6M | $9.3M |
| 2023 | $6.6M | $10.8M | $2M | $805K | $7M | $12.2M |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $4.6M | $2M | $552K | $1.7M | $16.4M |
| 2021 | $6.3M | $4.8M | $1.6M | $418K | $2.3M | $15.5M |
| 2020 | $5.4M | $4.6M | $1.8M | $625K | $1.7M | $19.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6.6M to 2 qualified donees:
Received $2.1M from 60 charities:
- Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu$1.1M
- The Windsor Foundation$75K
- Fondation Desjardins$52K
- Fondation J. A. Desève$52K
- Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu$50K
- Mayflower Sharps' of Sussex New Start Foundation Inc.$50K
- Fondation Lorraine et Jean Turmel$50K
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$50K
- Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation$50K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$50K
- Godin Family Foundation$50K
- Harrison McCain Foundation$50K
- Fondation Écho /echo Foundation$40K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$32K
- The Sir James Dunn Foundation Inc.$30K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$28K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$28K
- John Patrick Colfer Family Foundation$20K
- Simple Plan Foundation$20K
- Valero Energy Foundation of Canada$17K
- Garaga: Un rayon de soleil Garaga: A ray of sunshine$12K
- Fondation Suzanne et Jean-Robert Leclerc$10K
- Fondation Jacques & Michel Auger$10K
- Fondation Sylvie Nadeau et Michel Dallaire$10K
- The Christofor Foundation Inc.$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$815K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Howlett (président); Georgia Tournas (trésoriére); Jason Bélanger (administrateur); Russell King (administrateur); Tricia Kuhl (secrétaire); Sara Erskine (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Portage Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129151072RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.