QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow/QUEST - Systèmes d'énergie de qualité pour les villes de demain
Charitable organizationEnvironment·1220 - 350 ALBERT ST · OTTAWA, ON · K1R 1A4·BN 811018118RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
During the year QUEST advanced its charitable purpose of supporting sustainable community energy planning and Canada’s net-zero transition. Ongoing programs: The Western Net-Zero Communities Accelerator (W-NCA) helped communities develop energy and emissions plans; Partnering for Indigenous Clean Energy Capacity (PICEC) built Indigenous leadership in clean energy planning; the Low-Carbon Energy Innovation (LCEI) program advanced research and collaboration on low-carbon technologies; and the Energy Transition Policy Program (ETPP) convened policy dialogues to address regulatory barriers.
New programs
New/expanded programs: The Pan-Atlantic Net-Zero Accelerator (A-NCA) launched in 2024 with 15 communities and Mobilising Net-Zero in Rural and Remote Communities (MNZA) began engaging rural areas to ensure equitable participation in the transition. All programs focus on capacity building knowledge sharing and community-led solutions that reduce emissions and strengthen local resilience.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)65¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 65¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)35%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.4 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$3.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)26%
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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2023–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | $886K | 49¢ | 51% | 1.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.0M | 65¢ | 35% | 0.4 yr |
| trend |
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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Farbridge, KarenChairpersonarm's length
- Morton, DavidDirectorarm's length
- Clark, RonDirectorarm's length
- Felder, MelissaDirectorarm's length
- McDonald, MorganDirectorarm's length
- Rahbar, ShahrzadTreasurerarm's length
- Beugin, DaleDirectorarm's length
- Thorn, CatherineDirectorarm's length
- Wright, GeoffDirectorarm'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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