Centre Regional de Services aux Bibliotheques Publiques du Saguenay-Lac ST-Jean
Publicly funded institution · Chicoutimi, Quebec · BN 129373916RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,121,426) as filed with the CRA.
Centre Regional de Services aux Bibliotheques Publiques du Saguenay-Lac ST-Jean is a private foundation based in Chicoutimi, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Gérer et administrer de coordonner et d'aider un réseau de bibliothèques publiques.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $893K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $10.6M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $966K | $966K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $844K | $844K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $1M | $1M | $992K | — | — | $816K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$523K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Boudreault (administrateur); Claudia Desbiens (administratrice); Michelle Dessureault (présidente); Julie Fortin (administratrice); Carole Gagnon (secrétaire-trésorière); Geneviève Migneault (vice-présidente).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre Regional de Services aux Bibliotheques Publiques du Saguenay-Lac ST-Jean’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129373916RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.