Explos-Nature
Publicly funded institution · Les Bergeronnes, Quebec · BN 133593871RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,317,249) as filed with the CRA.
Explos-Nature is a charitable organization based in Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $831K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
L'organisme oeuvre dans le domaine de l'enseignement des sciences de la nature particulièrement au moyen de stages et de camp de vacances.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $550K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.1M | — | — | $475K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $938K | — | — | $672K |
| 2021 | $941K | $870K | $696K | — | — | $703K |
| 2020 | $831K | $797K | $637K | — | — | $632K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,99949 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$899K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martin Vaillancourt (président); Marius Legendre (administrateur); Patrice Deschênes (administrateur); Mélissa Champagne (administratrice); Marilou Sirois (administratrice); Albert Roy (administrateur); Lonel Sanfaçon (observateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Explos-Nature’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133593871RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.