Charitable work
The Society is tasked with supporting charitable projects and initiatives and running its own charitable program. All of the Society’s charitable activities are handled by the Relief and Welfare Fund of the German Society of Montreal.
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The Fund is a trust company that operates as a charitable organization recognized by the Canadian tax authorities and is managed by four trustees. The Fund’s charity number is 119115061 RR 0001.
If you are interested in how the fund contributes to charitable causes, we invite you to take a look at the fund’s financial statements and the charitable documents it has filed with the CRA.
The annual report (covering the period from 1 April to 31 March) contains three reports:
- The President’s Report: Summary of the Society’s activities and achievements during the past financial year
- Management Report: Summary of key governance issues
- Financial Report: Overview of the organisation’s financial performance
Current programs
Support for charitable initiatives
Every year, the Relief and Welfare Fund supports various charitable causes, organisations and initiatives. To support these organisations, the fund uses donations received from donors, proceeds from events and fundraising campaigns organised by the German Society, and investment income from the fund’s endowment assets.
Current recipients of donations
Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt German international School
Saint-Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Chruch
La Fondation du Refuge pour Femmes Chez Doris Inc.
Université de Montréal Scholarships
In 2013, the German Society of Montreal and the Relief and Welfare Fund established a scholarship to support a doctoral student conducting research in German studies at the Université de Montréal’s Department of Literature and Modern Languages. The recipient of the annual $500 scholarship is selected by the faculty.