Fiducie de Recherche sur la Forêt des Cantons-de-l'Est/ Eastern Townships Forest Research Trust
Publicly funded institution · Saint-Benoit-Du-Lac, Quebec · BN 853486413RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($42,246) as filed with the CRA.
Fiducie de Recherche sur la Forêt des Cantons-de-l'Est/ Eastern Townships Forest Research Trust is a charitable organization based in Saint-Benoit-Du-Lac, Quebec, classified by the CRA under research. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $38K in revenue and $42K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $280K in 2020 to $38K in 2024.
In its own words
1.1 promouvoir l'éducation par :1.1.1 l'organisation de conférences de cours d'ateliers et de séminaires éducatifs destinés à l'enseignement des connaissances de base et à communiquer des reseignements théoriques ou pratiques sur la forêt et l'aménagement forestier durable. 1.1.2 l'octroi de stage ou le cas échéant de projet d'étude ayant pour objet principal la forêt ou l'aménagement forestier durable. 1.1.3 la participation à l'enseignement de cours ayant de la forêt ou l'aménagement forestier durable. 1.1.4 l'octroi d'aide financière. 1.2 promouvoir la protection de la forêt et l'aménag…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38K | $42K | $39K | — | — | $6,934 |
| 2023 | $23K | $43K | $40K | — | — | $11K |
| 2022 | $86K | $72K | $68K | — | — | $30K |
| 2021 | $31K | $99K | $94K | — | — | $17K |
| 2020 | $280K | $275K | $266K | — | — | $85K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$34K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fiducie de Recherche sur la Forêt des Cantons-de-l'Est/ Eastern Townships Forest Research Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 853486413RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.