Bulle et Baluchon
Publicly funded institution · Sherbrooke, Quebec · BN 129674750RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($442,097) as filed with the CRA.
Bulle et Baluchon is a charitable organization based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $408K in revenue and $442K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,109.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $266K in 2020 to $408K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Atelier de prévention de la violence contre les enfants offert aux enfants de 4 à 12 ans et aux adultes de la communauté. L'organisme offre du support de l'écoute et des informations à la clientèle visée.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $408K | $442K | $391K | — | — | $205K |
| 2023 | $378K | $479K | $390K | — | — | $239K |
| 2022 | $411K | $456K | $378K | — | — | $340K |
| 2021 | $492K | $188K | $123K | — | — | $385K |
| 2020 | $266K | $249K | $189K | — | — | $81K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,109 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$377K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catherine Chartier (administratrice); Yannick Dallaire (secrétaire-trésorier); Marilynn Lévesque (présidente); Marie-Ève Paradis Bouffard (administratrice); Marie-Elen ST-Amant (vice-présidente).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bulle et Baluchon’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129674750RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.