Centres des Lettres et des Mots (clem)
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 119011229RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($150,587) as filed with the CRA.
Centres des Lettres et des Mots (clem) is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $152K in revenue and $151K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $152K | $151K | $128K | — | — | $35K |
| 2023 | $181K | $151K | $128K | — | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $150K | $144K | $87K | — | — | $36K |
| 2021 | $143K | $148K | $113K | — | — | $107K |
| 2020 | $141K | $165K | $125K | — | — | $42K |
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:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$128K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jean-René Chilette (président); Brigitte Juteau (secrétaire); Jacinthe Lasalle (vice-président); Lucie Lavoie (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centres des Lettres et des Mots (clem)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119011229RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.