'centre d'Organisation Mauricien de Services et d'Education Populaire' (c.o.m.s.e.p.)
Publicly funded institution · Trois-Rivieres, Quebec · BN 106901804RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,680,510) as filed with the CRA.
'centre d'Organisation Mauricien de Services et d'Education Populaire' (c.o.m.s.e.p.) is a charitable organization based in Trois-Rivieres, 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 55% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $76K.
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 4% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 24 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Ateliers d'alphabetisation et d'education populaire insertion sociale -activites de formation et d'information pour les personnes en situation de pauvrete -theatre populaire club de la culture club des loisirs -friperie cusisines collectives ecole citoyenne et famille en action -activites pour les peres en situation de pauvrete -francisation et acceuil aux nouveaux immigrants
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $908K | $22K | — | $328K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $777K | $16K | — | $293K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $685K | $14K | — | $254K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $697K | $9,015 | — | $162K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $585K | $11K | — | $53K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $76K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions24
- Total compensation, all staff$822K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chistell Tanguay (administrateur); Denis Grenier (trésorier); Diana Mosquera (administratrice); Diane Barette (secretaire); Gérald Mongrain (administrateur); Ghislaine Hubert (administratrice); Jennie Leclerc (vice-présidente); Jennie Leclerc (vice-présidente); Johane Bergeron (administratrice); Johanne Pagé (administratrice); Marie-Ève Dufresne (administratrice); Michele Auger (presidente); Réal Collins (administrateur); Stéphane Bellerive (administrateur); Sylvie Tardif (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 'centre d'Organisation Mauricien de Services et d'Education Populaire' (c.o.m.s.e.p.)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106901804RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.