Camp Soleil de Melissa / Melissa's Sunshine Camp
Publicly funded institution · Huntingdon, Quebec · BN 890443773RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($414,787) as filed with the CRA.
Camp Soleil de Melissa / Melissa's Sunshine Camp is a charitable organization based in Huntingdon, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $389K in revenue and $415K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,650.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 24 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $198K in 2020 to $389K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Sa mission est de fournir des programmes de récréation et de répit à la population atteinte de troubles physiques et mentaux de la région du sud-ouest du québec
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $389K | $415K | $353K | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $524K | $346K | $294K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $250K | $247K | $210K | — | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $184K | $168K | $160K | — | — | $120K |
| 2020 | $198K | $177K | $170K | — | — | $99K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,650 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,99922 positions
- Permanent full-time positions24
- Total compensation, all staff$264K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Sandra Myatt (secrétaire); Mary Shewchuk (présidente); Lorrayne O'Connell (administrateur); Bernice Vaincourt (administrateur); Odette Patenaude (trésorier); Linda Brunette (administrateur); Constance Goldie (administrateur).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Camp Soleil de Melissa / Melissa's Sunshine Camp’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890443773RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.