Grands Amis de la Vallee

Grands Amis de la Vallee is a charitable organization based in Amqui, 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 $270K in revenue and $268K in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 65% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $51K.

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 7% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $140K in 2020 to $270K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.