La Chaudronnee de l'Estrie Inc.

La Chaudronnee de l'Estrie Inc. is a charitable organization based in Sherbrooke, 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 $856K in revenue and $849K in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 55% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $163K.

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 92% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $500K in 2020 to $856K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.