Théâtre de la pire espèce
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 875963720RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($616,166) as filed with the CRA.
Théâtre de la pire espèce is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under arts. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $565K in revenue and $616K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
L'organisme a pour objectif principal le développement du théâtre au québec. Promouvoir le théâtre et les activités s'y rattachant et développer des structures permettant de faire voyager le théâtre au canada et à l'étranger.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $565K | $616K | $584K | — | — | $86K |
| 2023 | $635K | $648K | $614K | — | — | $138K |
| 2022 | $545K | $542K | $513K | — | — | $150K |
| 2021 | $466K | $383K | $357K | $433 | — | $148K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$176K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Francis Monty (president); Olivier Ducas (secretaire); Francois Lapoiinte (trésorier); Léa Barot-Brown (adm); Marika Crete-Reizes (adm).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Théâtre de la pire espèce’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 875963720RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.