Quebec Labrador Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 17.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 60%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $222,474, president & director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $557,879 spent. I. CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP IN 2025, QLF'S CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES CONSISTED OF THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; STEWARDSHIP OF PROTECTED AREAS, THE MARITIMES; CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION & RESTORATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE; AND GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES. A. THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY IS AN ESTABLISHED MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM ALONG THE SIX SOUNDS, ESTUARIES, AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK. FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, THE SOUNDS ARE LONG ISLAND, FISHERS ISLAND, BLOCK ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND STEWARD THE SOUNDS AND ITS COASTAL WATERS, AND SUPPORT MARINE RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WITHIN THIS GEOGRAPHY. EACH YEAR, QLF AWARDS MARINE RESEARCH GRANTS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND SEASONED PRACTITIONERS. AS WELL, EACH YEAR, QLF STAFF UPDATE THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY'S 200-PAGE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE WORK BY THE FELLOWS OVER RECENT DECADES. A NUMBER OF SOUNDS CONSERVANCY FELLOWS HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH STAFF AS CO-AUTHORS ON A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS ON THE SOUNDS AND COASTAL WATERS OF NEW ENGLAND, FORAGE FISH, AND THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY.B. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION - THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF QLF'S BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, PROMOTE INITIATIVES THAT SECURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, STEWARD AND CONSERVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND LEAD BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AS A STRATEGY TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE. RECOVERY OF AQUATIC SPECIES, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED IN 2022, THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA AWARDED QLF A FOUR-YEAR GRANT TO ESTABLISH A RECOVERY PLAN FOR AQUATIC SPECIES CONSIDERED THREATENED AND ENDANGERED IN THE LABRADOR STRAITS OFF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. THE PROGRAM IS DIRECTED BY A SENIOR CONSULTANT, BASED IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHO IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR HER PIONEERING WORK IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION. C. STEWARDSHIP OF PROTECTED AREAS, THE MARITIMES - THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THE STEWARDSHIP OF DOZENS OF PROTECTED AREAS IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. MANAGED BY STAFF BASED AT THE HEADQUARTERS IN IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, THE PROGRAM IS DIRECTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE TRUST OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA NATURE TRUST, AND ISLAND NATURE TRUST, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. STAFF AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCT A SERIES OF PROVINCIAL SPECIES SURVEYS TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SEABIRDS, SEA DUCKS, AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND MACRO-INVERTEBRATE SPECIES THAT SERVE AS INDICATORS OF WATER QUALITY AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. THOSE DATA CONTRIBUTE TO REGIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDIES ON BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH THAT DEFINE CURRENT AND FUTURE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR THE CONSERVATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND RESTORATION OF BIODIVERSITY ACROSS THE MARITIMES. D. CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION & STEWARDSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE QLF IS A LEAD PARTNER IN THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE, A CROSS-BORDER, PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION ESTABLISHED TO CONSERVE, RESTORE, AND STEWARD A WELL-CONNECTED FOREST LANDSCAPE FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE AND COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIAN-ACADIAN/WABANAKI REGION OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA. THIS ECO-REGION ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN 80 MILLION AREAS AND IS GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT AS ONE OF THE LARGEST AREAS OF MIXED TEMPERATE FOREST IN THE WORLD, AND A GATEWAY FOR SPECIES MIGRATING NORTH IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT. PROGRAM PARTNERS ARE DEPLOYING AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT 30% OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC HABITAT BY 2030. AS PART OF THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE, IN 2024 QLF WAS A LEAD PARTNER IN THE FIRST NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICAN LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY SUMMIT HELD IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC. THE SUMMIT CONVENED 200 MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND ACADEMIA REPRESENTING THE FIVE EASTERN PROVINCES OF CANADA, SEVEN NORTHEASTERN U.S. STATES, AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE ECO-REGION. THE SUMMIT SERVED TO ELEVATE THE VISIBILITY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE REGION'S CONNECTED FOREST LANDSCAPES AND RESULTED IN A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT, THE PATHWAYS GUIDE, A HIGH-LEVEL BLUEPRINT OF PRIORITY ACTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ADVANCE CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP IN THE ECO-REGION OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA. THE SUMMIT WAS MANAGED BY A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BASED IN VERMONT. CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION & STEWARDSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE. E. GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES THE STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES ARE MANAGED BY A QLF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT IN MASSACHUSETTS AS FOLLOWS - WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS A QLF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT SERVES AS A VICE CHAIR OF THE WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS, ONE OF SEVEN COMMISSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN), THE LARGEST CONSERVATION ALLIANCE IN THE WORLD. AND WITH MORE THAN 2,500 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS WORLDWIDE, THE WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND POLICY ADVICE ON NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SYSTEMS OF MARINE, FRESHWATER, AND TERRESTRIAL PROTECTED AREAS TO RESTORE BIODIVERSITY. GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK A CRITICAL INITIATIVE OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK PROVIDES GUIDELINES AND A FRAMEWORK TO REVERSE BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND RESTORE BIODIVERSITY ACROSS THE GLOBE. CENTRAL TO THE FRAMEWORK IS TARGET 3, THE 30 X 30 GLOBAL INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED TO SECURE 30% OF LAND AND SEA IN PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREAS ACROSS THE GLOBE BY THE YEAR 2030.A QLF SENI
- $68,216 spent. II. CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS THE CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY STAFF BASED AT QLF HEADQUARTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS. AS CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP IS AMONG QLF'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES AND A HALLMARK OF ALL PROGRAMS, QLF INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS WHO ARE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATES) AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. IN 2025, CONSERVATION INTERNS WERE BASED ON ASSIGNMENT IN THE MARITIMES, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. INTERNSHIPS PROVIDE HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, AND FIELD WORK IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. AS WELL, QLF OFFERS INTERNSHIPS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATIONS AT THE QLF HEADQUARTERS.ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATION CONSERVATION LEADERS BASED IN MASSACHUSETTS, A QLF SENIOR CONSULTANT DIRECTS THE PROGRAM, ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF CONSERVATION LEADERS, IN DOZENS OF RURAL AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND SOUTHERN LABRADOR. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STAFF PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS TO MORE THAN 300 YOUTH AND EDUCATORS WITH A THEMATIC FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; SEABIRDS, SEA DUCKS, AND MIGRATORY BIRDS; MARINE MAMMALS AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITAT. THIS PROGRAM IS MANAGED WITH MULTIPLE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEWFOUNDLAND AND SOUTHERN LABRADOR.
- $93,423 spent. III. SPECIAL PROJECTS SPECIAL PROJECTS ARE MANAGED BY THE QLF PRESIDENT AND CONSIST OF RESEARCH ON NEW CONSERVATION INITIATIVES BOTH IN-REGION AND WORLDWIDE; PUBLIC/PRIVATE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSIGNMENTS; A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM REVIEW; AND SPECIAL REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS. MANAGED BY QLF'S PRESIDENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, THE RECENT PROGRAM REVIEW 2024 - 2026 PROVIDES A THREE-YEAR PLAN AND DOCUMENTS THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMMATIC MISSION, VISION, AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES; PROGRAM PILLARS, DELIVERABLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS; AND ANNUAL AND MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM FUNDING. IN 2025, QLF PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT EMERITUS BEGAN WRITING A SERIES OF ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS OF A BOOK, QLF: SCALING UP, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE EVOLUTION OF A COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION TO AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, THE QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION.
- $347,161 spent. IV. COMMUNICATIONS IN 2025, QLF COMPLETED THE THIRD SEASON OF ITS WEBINAR SERIES, VOICES OF QLF, WITH 18 HOURS OF LIVE BROADCAST. THE SERIES HIGHLIGHTS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STAFF AND ALUMNI WHO ARE PROMINENT CONSERVATION LEADERS IN-REGION AND WORLDWIDE. OTHER COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE COMPASS, THE BI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER; THE ANNUAL QLF PROGRAM REPORT; AND FIELD NOTES, A BRIEF QUARTERLY REVIEW OF PROGRAMS; AND PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS; AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1964.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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