Association Avante
Publicly funded institution · Bedford, Quebec · BN 866397482RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($313,845) as filed with the CRA.
Association Avante is a charitable organization based in Bedford, Quebec, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $369K in revenue and $314K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2023, the largest being $500 to Massey Vanier Scholarship and Bursary Fund. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Monthly thematic workshops coffee breaks info sessions cultural outings hold collective action events international women's day white ribbon campaign offer free transporation and daycare for women to attend center's activities provide accompaniment and crisis intenreative. Maintain partnerships with other orgs. Offer individual counseling outreach service. Maintain. Soup cafe free for women in the community maintain mental health workshops maintain anglophone outreach to young women. Book club.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $369K | $314K | $247K | $959 | — | $181K |
| 2023 | $280K | $247K | $168K | — | $500 | $125K |
| 2022 | $277K | $266K | $166K | $717 | — | $200K |
| 2021 | $263K | $263K | $200K | $82 | — | $81K |
| 2020 | $256K | $237K | $155K | $550 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
- Massey Vanier Scholarship and Bursary Fund$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$194K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sherri Teneyck (president); Cathy Rolland ST Jean (secretary); Renee Dery (treasurer); Agnes Wightman (director); Edwina Bougie (director); Annie Rhicard (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Association Avante’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866397482RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.