La Corporation de la maison Merry
Publicly funded institution · Magog, Quebec · BN 775911928RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($348,817) as filed with the CRA.
La Corporation de la maison Merry is a charitable organization based in Magog, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $356K in revenue and $349K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,519.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 77% 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.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
PROPRIÉTÉ DE LA VILLE DE MAGOG LA PLUS ANCIENNE MAISON DU MAGOG URBAIN EST GÉRÉ PAR LA CORPORATION DE LA MAISON MERRY ELLE A POUR MANDAT DE DÉVELOPPER ET PROMOUVOIR LE LIEU DE MÉMOIRE CITOYEN AU BÉNÉFICE DE LA POPULATION DE MAGOG ET DES SES VIEITEURS PAR LE BIAIS D'EXPOSITION ET d'ACTIVITÉS VARIÉES À LA FOIS LUDIQUES ET INTERRACTIVES. LA MAISON MERRY PRÉSENTE DEUX EXPÉRIENCE MOBILE DES ÉVÊNEMENTS SPÉCIAUX ET DES ACTIVITÉS RÉGULIÈRES TELLES QUE VISITE COMMENTÉE OU ATELIER D'ARCHÉOLOGIE POUR LES FAMILLES.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $356K | $349K | $267K | $2,000 | — | $155K |
| 2023 | $302K | $316K | $243K | $1,153 | — | $148K |
| 2022 | $237K | $312K | $239K | $1,154 | — | $162K |
| 2021 | $496K | $351K | $269K | $1,289 | — | $236K |
| 2020 | $396K | $307K | $232K | — | — | $91K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $8,519 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$211K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jacques Laurendeau (administrateur); Marie Robert (présidente par intér); Josée Mongeau (trésorière); Monique Poirier (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from La Corporation de la maison Merry’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 775911928RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.