Cercle Polaire
Publicly funded institution · Quebec, Quebec · BN 897714267RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($252,263) as filed with the CRA.
Cercle Polaire is a charitable organization based in Quebec, 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 $322K in revenue and $252K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $191K in 2020 to $322K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Aide aux proches de personnes atteintes de différents troubles mentaux
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $322K | $252K | $253K | — | — | $288K |
| 2023 | $368K | — | $344K | — | — | $56K |
| 2022 | $285K | $358K | $358K | — | — | $51K |
| 2021 | $241K | $196K | $196K | — | — | $102K |
| 2020 | $191K | $171K | $171K | — | — | $58K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 2 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- Fondation Desjardins$2,586
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
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$192K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Renée Levaque (présidente); Mélissa Coté (vice-présidente); France Poirier (trésorière); Isabelle Fillion (administratrice); Rachel Morin (administratrice); Dave Lessard (secrétaire).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cercle Polaire’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897714267RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.