FONDATION ÉCHO /ECHO FOUNDATION
Private foundationFoundations·1350 SHERBROOKE ST. WEST #1050 · MONTREAL, QC · H3G 1J1·BN 130376270RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
89%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
100%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$42.0M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
Common questions
How do I donate to Fondation Écho?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps to donate. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Fondation Écho a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 130376270RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Fondation Écho located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1350 SHERBROOKE ST. WEST #1050, MONTREAL, QC, H3G 1J1. Source.
What does Fondation Écho do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "ECHO FOUNDATION (THE 'FOUNDATION') INCORPORATED UNDER PART II OF THE CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT AND CONTINUED UNDER THE CANADA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHOSE PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING IS DIRECTED AT SUPPORTING (I) ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING FRONTLINE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE…" Full program description.
How much does Fondation Écho disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Fondation Écho?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $42.0M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
ECHO FOUNDATION (THE 'FOUNDATION') INCORPORATED UNDER PART II OF THE CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT AND CONTINUED UNDER THE CANADA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHOSE PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING IS DIRECTED AT SUPPORTING (I) ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING FRONTLINE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND (II) THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)89%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
100%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$42.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)13%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
13%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
87%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $25.8M | 100% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $20.9M | 100% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $35.6M | 100% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $-12699K | 100% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $31.4M | 100% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $42.0M | 100% | — |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
3 directors reported · 1 of 3at arm's length
- ALAIN, ROBERTPRESIDENTarm's length
- PARSONS, ANNVICE PRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- LEWIS, KATHERINEVICE PRESIDENTnot at arm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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