Centre de Benevolat 'soif de Vivre de la Baie'
Publicly funded institution · La Baie, Quebec · BN 106889348RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($248,587) as filed with the CRA.
Centre de Benevolat 'soif de Vivre de la Baie' is a charitable organization based in La Baie, 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, 2023, it reported $234K in revenue and $249K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 64% from government, 11% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,000.
Compared with 1,981 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Le centre de bénévolat offre principalement des services d'accompagnement de transport et de couture aux gens qui sont démunis. Par ces services il vise à aider les personnes défavorisées sur les plans affectif matériel et physique.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $234K | $249K | $209K | — | — | $72K |
| 2022 | $247K | $223K | $192K | — | — | $86K |
| 2021 | $220K | $181K | $158K | — | — | $62K |
| 2020 | $165K | $164K | $141K | — | — | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,000 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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$150K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Maurice Smith (président); Fernando Lavoie (trésorier); Martin Martel (sécretaire); Diane Ouellet (vice-présidente); Suzanne Tremblay (administratrice); Rodrigue Gaudreault (administrateur); André Couturier (administrateur).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre de Benevolat 'soif de Vivre de la Baie'’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106889348RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.