Dîner pour mieux apprendre Lunch for better learning

Dîner pour mieux apprendre Lunch for better learning is a charitable organization based in L'Ange-Gardien, 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 $456K in revenue and $560K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 62% from government, 33% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $46K.

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 80% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $22K in 2020 to $456K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.