Theatre le Clou
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 126703255RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($839,236) as filed with the CRA.
Theatre le Clou 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 $816K in revenue and $839K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $720.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1- créer des pièces de théâtre destinées au jeune public. 2- diffuser en tournées des pièces destinées au jeune public. 3- offrir des stages d'écritures à des jeunes de 14 à 17 ans. 4- offrir diverses activités de sensibilisation au théâtre (ateliers et conférences) à des jeunes de 10 à 17 ans du québec et du canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $816K | $839K | $703K | $774 | — | $261K |
| 2023 | $879K | $873K | $716K | $3,298 | $200 | $284K |
| 2022 | $906K | $1M | $569K | $3,410 | — | $278K |
| 2021 | $878K | $705K | $560K | $1,250 | — | $363K |
| 2020 | $871K | $795K | $669K | $99 | — | $190K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $720 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$210K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Benoit Vermeulen (secrétaire); Annie Bernard (présidente); Sylvain Scott (administrateur); Virginie Cousineau (vice-présidente); Patrick D'Astous (trésorier); Militza Jean (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Theatre le Clou’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 126703255RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.