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
Cents to cause T1
65¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
35%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.0M
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
Common questions
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Is QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 811018118RR0001. 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 QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1220 - 350 ALBERT ST, OTTAWA, ON, K1R 1A4. Source.
What does QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.
How much of QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 65¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.0M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
65¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 65¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 65¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
0.4 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
26%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
74%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
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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 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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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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