Grands Frères Grandes Soeurs des Appalaches
Publicly funded institution · Thetford Mines, Quebec · BN 132389453RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($367,753) as filed with the CRA.
Grands Frères Grandes Soeurs des Appalaches is a charitable organization based in Thetford Mines, 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 $384K in revenue and $368K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $117K.
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 53% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $184K in 2020 to $384K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Prévenir le décrochage scolaire auprès des élèves du primaire et du secondaire. Offrir un modèle significatif aux enfants issus de familles monoparentales et soutenir les relations parents/enfants. Améliorer l'estime de soi les habiturdes de vie et les habiletés sociales.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $384K | $368K | $321K | $1,250 | — | $117K |
| 2023 | $339K | $291K | $258K | — | — | $101K |
| 2022 | $219K | $228K | $198K | — | — | $53K |
| 2021 | $243K | $200K | $166K | $3,079 | — | $62K |
| 2020 | $184K | $214K | $193K | $6,533 | — | $19K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $117K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$231K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Luc-André Bouchard (trésorier); Alexandra Fontaine (présidente); Lévi Asselin (administrateur); Katy Martel (secrétaire); Justine Lessard (administratrice); Kathy Jacques (administratrice); Laurie Gilbert (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grands Frères Grandes Soeurs des Appalaches’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132389453RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.