The Cole foundation/La Fondation Cole
Private foundationFoundations·404 - 310 AV VICTORIA · WESTMOUNT, QC · H3Z 2M9·BN 890929557RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
73%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
22%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
242 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$4.7M
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.
Common questions
How do I donate to The Cole foundation?
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Is The Cole foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 890929557RR0001. 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 The Cole foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 404 - 310 AV VICTORIA, WESTMOUNT, QC, H3Z 2M9. Source.
What does The Cole foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Cole Foundation supports research and care in pediatric and young adult leukemia and lymphoma in the Montreal area through the funding of doctoral and post-doctoral Fellowships Transition grants for early-career researchers and also through the funding of social services support for patients and their families…" Full program description.
How much does The Cole foundation disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 73% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Cole foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $4.7M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Cole Foundation supports research and care in pediatric and young adult leukemia and lymphoma in the Montreal area through the funding of doctoral and post-doctoral Fellowships Transition grants for early-career researchers and also through the funding of social services support for patients and their families at Montreal area pediatric hospitals. Other leukemia or young adult lymphoma research projects are occasionally funded. The Foundation also runs a program called 'Intercultural Conversations - conversations interculturelles' which offers funding to Montreal-based theatre compan… Show more
The Cole Foundation supports research and care in pediatric and young adult leukemia and lymphoma in the Montreal area through the funding of doctoral and post-doctoral Fellowships Transition grants for early-career researchers and also through the funding of social services support for patients and their families at Montreal area pediatric hospitals. Other leukemia or young adult lymphoma research projects are occasionally funded. The Foundation also runs a program called 'Intercultural Conversations - conversations interculturelles' which offers funding to Montreal-based theatre companies for the production commission or translation of plays which feature diverse cultures. In line with this theme the Foundation also contributes to programs supporting emerging or diverse playwrights actors translators and also literature festivals and awards.
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)73%
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 ↗
22%
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
242 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)$4.7M
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 ↗
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
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 | $4.2M | 44% | 373.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $69K | 7% | 182.7 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $8.9M | 9% | 270.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $-3633K | 21% | 256 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $4.3M | 20% | 246.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $4.7M | 22% | 242 yr |
| 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)
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
14 directors reported · 9 of 14at arm's length
- Boyle, PierreDirectorarm's length
- Chartrand, PierreDirectorarm's length
- Cole, BarryPresident and Chairnot at arm's length
- Cole, GabrielleDirectornot at arm's length
- Cole, VivianeDirectornot at arm's length
- Kaplan, Charles KDirectorarm's length
- Laidley, DavidDirector - Treasurerarm's length
- Lewis, AnneDirectornot at arm's length
- Lewis, EvanDirectornot at arm's length
- McNiven, BruceDirectorarm's length
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- Tibaldo, EmmaDirectorarm's length
- Rouleau, GuyDirectorarm's length
- Wells, Nancy EPresidentarm's length
- Perreault, ClaudeDirectorarm'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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