Friends of Foret la Blanche
Publicly funded institution · Mayo, Quebec · BN 893269126RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($143,095) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Foret la Blanche is a charitable organization based in Mayo, Quebec, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $79K in revenue and $143K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 163 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $30K in 2020 to $79K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Ensure the protection and appreciation of the territory of the forêt la blanche. -education of children school groups and general public regarding the forest environment. -development of community capacity nature trails and interpretive centre.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $79K | $143K | $143K | — | — | $18K |
| 2023 | $92K | $111K | $105K | — | — | $82K |
| 2022 | $159K | $89K | $84K | — | — | $101K |
| 2021 | $51K | $38K | $16K | — | — | $32K |
| 2020 | $30K | $21K | $10K | — | — | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 3 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$68K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Renée Giroux (présidente); Kathryn Maloney (vice-présidente); Francois Lambert (trésorier); Line Laporte (secretaire); Hélène Goulet (admin); Tiffany Butler (ex officio); Robbie Ryan (admin).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Foret la Blanche’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893269126RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.