La Maison des Familles de Chicoutimi

La Maison des Familles de Chicoutimi is a charitable organization based in Chicoutimi, 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 $401K in revenue and $448K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $71.

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 49% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $265K in 2020 to $401K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.