Etincelles de bonheur du Haut Saint-François
Publicly funded institution · East Angus, Quebec · BN 867392284RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($351,759) as filed with the CRA.
Etincelles de bonheur du Haut Saint-François is a charitable organization based in East Angus, 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 $409K in revenue and $352K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,988.
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 55% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $190K in 2020 to $409K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Regrouper et ameliorer les conditions de vie des personnes handicapees de la region du haut st-françois. Promouvoir et defendre les froits des personnes handicapees
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $409K | $352K | $310K | — | — | $149K |
| 2023 | $272K | $294K | $260K | — | — | $92K |
| 2022 | $243K | $250K | $213K | — | — | $114K |
| 2021 | $243K | $178K | $38K | $4,537 | — | $128K |
| 2020 | $190K | $165K | $32K | $8,933 | — | $63K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,988 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$260K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lucie Durocher (administratrice); Karine Labelle (présidente); Roch Poulin (secrétaire); Marc Rousseau (vice-président); Tommy Dolbec (trésorier).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Etincelles de bonheur du Haut Saint-François’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867392284RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.