Centre amitié de solidarité internationale de la région des Appalaches (C.A.S.I.R.A.)
Charitable organization · Thetford Mines, Quebec · BN 136764883RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($4,874,229) as filed with the CRA.
Centre amitié de solidarité internationale de la région des Appalaches (C.A.S.I.R.A.) is a charitable organization based in Thetford Mines, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $4.8M in revenue and $4.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 24 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $171K.
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 65% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Amélioration de la qualité de vie telle que l'amélioration des infrastructures dédiés à l'éducation et la santé : guatemala el salvador nicaragua costa rica république dominicaine colombie pérou équateur paraguay sénégal bénin madagascar inde indonédie vietnam cambodge
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.8M | $4.9M | $4.5M | — | — | $889K |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $4.1M | $3.8M | — | — | $971K |
| 2022 | $1M | $1.2M | $951K | — | — | $832K |
| 2021 | $991K | $980K | $769K | — | $3,615 | $987K |
| 2020 | $3.9M | $4M | $3.7M | $43K | $8,110 | $976K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $171K from 24 charities:
- Fondation Real d'Anjou$56K
- Fondation Louise Grenier$39K
- Partage Québec$35K
- Fondation Réno-Jouets$8,364
- ST. Mark's United Church$5,947
- FONDATION Germaine et Fernand Bernard$5,000
- La Corporation du Petit Seminaire de Saint-Georges de Beauce$5,000
- L'Oeuvre St-Edouard$5,000
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$5,000
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$3,500
- Fondation Pastorale Pentecote$3,000
- Les Missionnaires du Sacré-Coeur$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$480
- Les Religieuses de Jésus-Marie$300
- Les pauvres Clarisses de Valleyfield$300
- L'Association Notre-Dame$75
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$48
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope-$5,000
- Les Augustines de la miséricorde de Jésus du monastère de l'hôtel-Dieu du Sacré-Cur de Jésus de Québec—
- Province de Saint-Joseph des servantes du Saint-Coeur de Marie—
- La Federation des Monasteres des Augustines de la Misericorde de Jesus—
- Les Augustines de la Miséricorde de Jésus du Monastère Saint-Augustin—
- Union Canadienne des Moniales de l'Ordre de Sainte-Ursule—
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$235K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gilles Babin (président); Pierre-Jacques Gervais (administrateur); Yves Simard (trésorier); Roger Fortin (administrateur); Véronique Labonté (directrice générale); Guylaine Arsenault (administratrice); Madeline Pineault (vice-présidente); Chantal Doddridge (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre amitié de solidarité internationale de la région des Appalaches (C.A.S.I.R.A.)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136764883RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.