La Federation des Aveugles du Quebec Inc./quebec Federation of the Blind Inc.
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 119106912RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($57,159) as filed with the CRA.
La Federation des Aveugles du Quebec Inc./quebec Federation of the Blind Inc. is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $43K in revenue and $57K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,274.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $25K in 2020 to $43K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Organized recreational activities were provided and subsidized for participating visually handicapped members in Quebec who may otherwise be unable to experience these activities. Educational bursaries were paid to a number of deserving visually handicapped students in the Montreal area. Weekly in-person Bingo games (previously suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic) have commenced regularly again.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $43K | $57K | $45K | — | — | $3,676 |
| 2023 | $47K | $35K | $31K | — | — | $18K |
| 2022 | $19K | $18K | $14K | — | — | $5,341 |
| 2021 | $19K | $22K | $12K | — | — | $4,304 |
| 2020 | $25K | $25K | $15K | — | — | $7,088 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,274 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$12K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Ciarciello (director); Joe De Melo (director); Marcel Desjean (director); Lucio D'Intino (president); Heather Green (director); Darlene Judd (vice-president); Heather Rupert (director); Anita Steiner (treasurer); Christine Theoret (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from La Federation des Aveugles du Quebec Inc./quebec Federation of the Blind Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119106912RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.