Fireflies' Homes Respite and Accommodation Center
Charitable organization · Quebec, Quebec · BN 819330093RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,624,810) as filed with the CRA.
Fireflies' Homes Respite and Accommodation Center is a charitable organization based in Quebec, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 41% from government. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $31K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Maison de répit et d'hébergement pour enfants polyhandicapés de 0 à 21 ans pour courts ou longs séjours. Nos services sont des répits de fin de semaine (avec ou sans dodo) un service de garde après l'école des journées de gardiennage lors des journées pédagogiques scolaires un camp d'été adapté pour enfant et jeunes handicapés de 5 à 21 ans.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1,452 | — | $814K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $0 | — | $743K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | — | — | $884K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $1M | $161 | — | $823K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $986K | $11K | — | $420K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31K from 10 charities:
- Fondation Famille François et Monique Bourgeo$15K
- Bourassa Savaria Foundation$7,521
- Fondation Ellipse$3,000
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$2,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,575
- Canadahelps Canadon$910
- Centraide Québec Chaudière-Appalaches et Bas-Saint laurent$483
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$363
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$99
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jules Turcotte (président); Guy Pelletier (trésorier/vp); vacant vacant (administratice); Marie Elyse Ouellette (administratrice); Marie-Pier Desmeules (secrétaire); Jessica Larose (administratrice); Guillaume Turgeon (administrateur); Marc-Antoine Picard (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fireflies' Homes Respite and Accommodation Center’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 819330093RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.