Information et Reference Region 02
Publicly funded institution · Alma, Quebec · BN 119146330RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($166,347) as filed with the CRA.
Information et Reference Region 02 is a charitable organization based in Alma, 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 $160K in revenue and $166K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $12K.
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 8% of peers. 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.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Information et référence région 02 dispose de précieux outils pour orienter toutes personnes qui cherche une réponse vers les ressources sociales communautaires et gouvernementaux. L'organisme fournit également de l'assistance en matière de santé de service sociaux d'habitation de justice et de fiscalité (impôt crédit d'impôt supplément de revenu etc.) et bien d'autres.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $160K | $166K | $87K | — | — | $113K |
| 2023 | $156K | $143K | $79K | — | — | $120K |
| 2022 | $151K | $109K | $61K | — | — | $107K |
| 2021 | $153K | $142K | $74K | — | — | $68K |
| 2020 | $129K | $144K | $75K | — | — | $56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $12K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$128K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Isabelle Lapointe (présidente); Diane Gagné (vice-présidente); Guy Bouchard (secrétaire-trésorier); Monique Hudon (administratrice); Lise Gagné (administratrice); Robin Duchesne (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Information et Reference Region 02’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119146330RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.