C.a.r.e. (centre d'Activites Recreatives et Educatives)
Charitable organization · Cote ST. Luc, Quebec · BN 894179449RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($593,600) as filed with the CRA.
C.a.r.e. (centre d'Activites Recreatives et Educatives) is a charitable organization based in Cote ST. Luc, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $639K in revenue and $594K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $104K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
To provide recreational and educational programs to enhance the lives functioning and communication of adults with severe physical disabilities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $639K | $594K | $576K | $83 | — | $256K |
| 2023 | $587K | $572K | $554K | $518 | — | $211K |
| 2022 | $547K | $536K | $520K | — | — | $195K |
| 2021 | $561K | $496K | $483K | $199 | — | $185K |
| 2020 | $507K | $484K | $471K | $433 | — | $119K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $104K from 11 charities:
- The Zhubin Foundation$45K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- Father Dowd Foundation$3,000
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$2,100
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$1,500
- Abundance Canada$1,000
- The Hay Foundation/la Fondation Hay$1,000
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$249
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
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$556K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Trent Schoolcroft (community representat).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from C.a.r.e. (centre d'Activites Recreatives et Educatives)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894179449RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.