Familles en action
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 138715990RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($355,865) as filed with the CRA.
Familles en action is a charitable organization based in Montreal, 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 $395K in revenue and $356K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,000.
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 17% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Ateliers; apprentissage discutions et sensibilisation pour parent-enfants (3 groupes; 0-1 ans 1-2 ans et 2-4 ans). Halte-répit pour les participants. Fraperie pour enfants (0-5 ans). Fête familial. Sortie familial. Camp vacance familial. Atelier cuisine pour les parents déjeuner rencontre.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $395K | $356K | $247K | — | — | $296K |
| 2023 | $347K | $327K | $216K | — | — | $257K |
| 2022 | $314K | $273K | $180K | — | — | $238K |
| 2021 | $327K | $258K | $175K | — | — | $196K |
| 2020 | $325K | $299K | $210K | — | — | $128K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,000 from 1 charity:
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$2,000
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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$182K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aradhana Gupta (trésorière); Mélissa Poissant (présidente); Jessica Brunette (secrétaire); Manon Paul (administratrice); Stéphanie Savoie (administratrice); Rachelle Flynn (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Familles en action’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 138715990RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.