BLUE METROPOLIS FOUNDATION / FONDATION METROPOLIS BLEU
Charitable organizationArts·204 - 661 RUE ROSE-DE-LIMA · MONTREAL, QC · H4C 2L7·BN 885168948RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
88¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
12%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.1M
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
How do I donate to Blue Metropolis Foundation?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Blue Metropolis Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 885168948RR0001. 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 Blue Metropolis Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 204 - 661 RUE ROSE-DE-LIMA, MONTREAL, QC, H4C 2L7. Source.
What does Blue Metropolis Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "ALPHABÉTISATION ET LITTÉRATURE: ACTIVITÉS METTANT EN CONTACT DES ÉCRIVAINS ET DES LECTEURS. PROGRAMMES ÉDUCATIFS: COLLABORATIONS AVEC DES ÉCOLES FRANCOPHONES ET ANGLOPHONES À TRAVERS LA CANADA. FESTIVAL LITTÉRAIRE INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL MÉTROPOLIS BLUE: EN FRANÇAIS ANGLAIS ET ESPAGNOL; ATTIRE À MONTRÉAL LES…" Full program description.
How much of Blue Metropolis Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Blue Metropolis Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.1M (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
ALPHABÉTISATION ET LITTÉRATURE: ACTIVITÉS METTANT EN CONTACT DES ÉCRIVAINS ET DES LECTEURS. PROGRAMMES ÉDUCATIFS: COLLABORATIONS AVEC DES ÉCOLES FRANCOPHONES ET ANGLOPHONES À TRAVERS LA CANADA. FESTIVAL LITTÉRAIRE INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL MÉTROPOLIS BLUE: EN FRANÇAIS ANGLAIS ET ESPAGNOL; ATTIRE À MONTRÉAL LES GRANDS NOMS DE LA LITTÉRATURE MONDIALE.
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.
88¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ 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 88¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
12%
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
0.3 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)$1.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)6%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
58%
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
6%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
58%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
35%
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 | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $1.0M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $950K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $1.1M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $1.1M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $1.0M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $1.1M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.3 yr |
| trend |
Swipe sideways to see every column.
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.
Similar charities
Same CRA category, revenue within 20× of this one, and the closest program descriptions in their own filings. A shortlist to compare, not a ranking.
- FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LA LITTERATURE (FIL)
MONTREAL, QC·revenue $725K
99¢to programs · T1
- KOREAN-CANADIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO
NORTH YORK, ON·revenue $540K
50¢to programs · T1
- FONDATION SOCIO-CULTURELLE POLONAISE DU QUEBEC
POINTE-CLAIRE, QC·revenue $145K
62¢to programs · T1
- Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Inc.
MONTREAL, QC·revenue $20.2M
95¢to programs · T1
- Société Québecoise d'Opéra-concert
MONTRÉAL, QC·revenue $184K
88¢to programs · T1
Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- BERNIER, MÉLANIE MBADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- BIENVENUE, JOFFREYADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- FICHTALI, YOUSSEFADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- MAZIAK, LOUISE-ANNPRÉSIDENTEarm's length
- NIKIDIS, KATHERINEVICE-PRÉSIDENTEarm's length
- SALLÉE, CLÉMENTINEADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- THEMENS, PIERRE-ANDRÉSECRÉTAIREarm's length
- WHITELAW, ANNE AWADMINISTRATEURarm'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 ↗
Right of reply
This charity hasn't added a response yet. When it does, it appears here, beside the numbers, and is never removed. Represent this charity? Submit a response.
Verify everything: full public record on CharityData.ca ↗ · CRA charities listing ↗