Action Chelsea pour le respect de l'environnement (ACRE)/Action Chelsea for the respect of the environment (ACRE)
Charitable organization · Chelsea, Quebec · BN 805114873RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,564,798) as filed with the CRA.
Action Chelsea pour le respect de l'environnement (ACRE)/Action Chelsea for the respect of the environment (ACRE) is a charitable organization based in Chelsea, Quebec, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $837K in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $114K.
Compared with 145 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4,910 in 2020 to $837K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Ecological land trust environmental protection public education advising municipalities on conservation
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $837K | $1.6M | $1.5M | $16K | $0 | $5.3M |
| 2023 | $461K | $58K | $43K | $1,200 | — | $6.1M |
| 2022 | $4.6M | $96K | $9,750 | $427 | — | $5.7M |
| 2021 | $943K | $29K | $21K | $299 | $89 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $4,910 | $8,402 | — | — | — | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $114K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$79K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stephen Woodley (president); Gary Fehr (treasurer); Gordon Hill (secretary); Heather Barna (baord member); Stephan Moresoli (baord member); Marie Claude Osterrath (board member); Olga Tasci (board member); Vincent Barrette (board member); Meredith Brown (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Action Chelsea pour le respect de l'environnement (ACRE)/Action Chelsea for the respect of the environment (ACRE)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 805114873RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.