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FONDATION ÉCHO /ECHO FOUNDATION

FONDATION ÉCHO /ECHO FOUNDATION is a Canadian private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 3 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $10.1 million a year, mostly to community development and human services organizations in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 3 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $10.1 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $11.5 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 664 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $30,000 and the largest was about $1 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 302 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Environment Funders Canada / Financeurs en Environnement au Canada, Small Change Fund and SOCIÉTÉ POUR LA NATURE ET LES PARCS DU CANADA SECTION DE LA VALLÉE DE L'OUTAOUAIS.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to community development (35%), human services (19%) and philanthropic (14%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Ontario (58%), Quebec (26%) and British Columbia (10%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “ECHO FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION"), INCORPORATED UNDER PART II OF THE CANADIAN 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…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://fondationecho.ca/en/. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

CRA T3010 charity information returns. Last updated 2025-01-31.

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