C.i.v.a.s. l'Expression Libre du Haut-Richelieu

C.i.v.a.s. l'Expression Libre du Haut-Richelieu is a charitable organization based in Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, 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 $576K in revenue and $475K in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $100.

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 34% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $290K in 2020 to $576K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.