Centre de Promotion Communautaire le Phare Inc
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 120312822RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,017,692) as filed with the CRA.
Centre de Promotion Communautaire le Phare Inc is a charitable organization based in Montreal, 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 $1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government, 25% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $164K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $558K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Services d'éveil pour les 0-5 ans accompagnement scolaire travailleurs de rue. Informations sur les droits sociaux par l'éducation des adultes
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1M | $917K | $1,909 | — | $139K |
| 2023 | $1M | $1M | $950K | $1,853 | — | $108K |
| 2022 | $954K | $946K | $855K | $1,933 | — | $77K |
| 2021 | $792K | $729K | $686K | $1,780 | — | $279K |
| 2020 | $558K | $551K | $517K | $1,731 | — | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $164K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$698K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martine Macombe (président (av. trésor)); Sylviane Dion (administratri (av pres)); Mélissa-Anne Xavier (vice-présidente (av.adm)); Sabrine Idbelkacem (trésoriere (av secretair)); Alide Derival (administrateur); Marie-Lyn ST-VIL (secrétaire); Christopher Zephyr (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre de Promotion Communautaire le Phare Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 120312822RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.