Centre d'Alphabetisation 'l'ardoise'
Publicly funded institution · Saint-Casimir, Quebec · BN 892509035RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($278,008) as filed with the CRA.
Centre d'Alphabetisation 'l'ardoise' is a charitable organization based in Saint-Casimir, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $239K in revenue and $278K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government, 13% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $31K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $138K in 2020 to $239K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
L'organisme a comme mission d'apporter son soutien à toute personnes qui souhaite entreprendre une démarche d'apprentissage afin d'améliorer ses compétences essentielles. Ses interventions se déclient en deux grands axes : l'alphabétisation populaire et la prévention de l'analphabétisme.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $239K | $278K | $203K | — | — | $90K |
| 2023 | $245K | $197K | $150K | — | — | $130K |
| 2022 | $191K | $184K | $146K | — | — | $34K |
| 2021 | $156K | $143K | $105K | — | — | $27K |
| 2020 | $138K | $152K | $114K | — | — | $14K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$217K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Doris Galarneau (trésorière); Cathy Gilbert (vice-présidente); Solange Laflamme (présidente); Roland Laperrière (administrateur); Lise Légaré (secrétaire); Esther Tessier (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre d'Alphabetisation 'l'ardoise'’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892509035RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.