Association d'entraide Le chaînon inc.
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 102987625RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,200,748) as filed with the CRA.
Association d'entraide Le chaînon inc. is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $9.6M in revenue and $13.2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from government, 38% from other charities. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4.3M.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 188 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3.5M in 2024, the largest being $3.5M to Le Chaînon Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.2M in 2020 to $9.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Fondé en 1932 le chaînon s'est donné pour mission d'accueillir de manière inconditionnelle et sans jugement les femmes en difficulté. Nous leur offrons un hébergement sécuritaire ainsi qu'une aide et un accompagnement adaptés à leurs besions. Au chaînon elles effectuent avec l'aide d'intervenantes chevronnées une démarche qui favorise leur retour à l'autonomie et au pouvoir personnel et social. Les femmes bénéficient d'un soutien professionnel dans un environnement qui encourage les rapports les plus égalitaires possible. Le chaînon souhaite également prendre position collectivement et…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.6M | $13.2M | $8.9M | — | $3.5M | -$2.7M |
| 2023 | $7.6M | $8M | $7M | — | — | -$2.6M |
| 2022 | $7.5M | $7.4M | $5.6M | — | $660K | -$2.3M |
| 2021 | $6M | $6.1M | $5.2M | — | — | -$2.4M |
| 2020 | $5.2M | $8.9M | $8.4M | — | — | -$2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3.5M to 1 qualified donee:
Received $4.3M from 15 charities:
- Le Chaînon Foundation$4M
- Fondation J. A. Desève$150K
- Centraide Du Grand Montréal$100K
- Fondation Famille Léger$35K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$19K
- Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu$10K
- Fondation Linoit$10K
- Fondation Desjardins$8,531
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,870
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$3,422
- Fondation Denise et Robert Gibelleau$3,368
- Fondation Yvon Boulanger$3,000
- Fondation Léo Brossard$1,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$104
- Centraide Québec Chaudière-Appalaches et Bas-Saint laurent$42
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions188
- Total compensation, all staff$7.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marie-Hélène Houle (administrateur); Guy Lacroix (administrateur); Alexandra Genest (secrétaire); Johanne Marcotte (vice présidente); Karen Laflamme (administrateur); Rossyne Ngambany (administrateur); Élisabeth Deschênes (présidente); Jeannine Gagné (admnistrateur); Julie Côte (trésorier); Sonia Côté (présidente dir. générale); Louise Fournier (administrateur); Ginette Maillé (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Association d'entraide Le chaînon inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 102987625RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.