L'Association du Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises (LAMRAC)
Publicly funded institution · Canton Magog, Quebec · BN 897603627RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,437,928) as filed with the CRA.
L'Association du Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises (LAMRAC) is a charitable organization based in Canton Magog, Quebec, classified by the CRA under environment. 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 $1.5M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 65% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $156K.
Compared with 28 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (9 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $824K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Rendre le territoire du marais de la riviére aux cerises accessible aux utilisateurs. Promouvoir préserver et mettre en valeur l'ensemble du territoire du marais de la riviére aux cerises situé dans la municipalité de magog. Entretenir un partenariat étroit entre la ville de magog et la corporation dans la mise en valeur la protection l'aménagement la protection et la promotion du marais de la riviére aux cerises. Assurer la gestion du territoire du marais de la riviére aux cerises et de ses infrastructures conjointement avec la ville de magog. Exercer une action continue auprés du…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $420K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $256K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $1M | $1M | $678K | $7,287 | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1M | $874K | $552K | $28K | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $824K | $692K | $460K | $4,152 | — | $470K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $156K from 9 charities:
- The Bannerman Family Foundation$77K
- The Molson Foundation/fondation Molson$25K
- La Fondation Choquette-Legault$25K
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$15K
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation$6,000
- Fondation Desjardins$5,736
- Fondation de la famille Zeller$1,000
- The John C. and Sally Horsfall Eaton Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$48
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$754K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Bergeron (président); Martin Pinard (vice-président); André Langlois (secrétaire trésorier); Alexandre Renaud (administrateur); Suzanne Roy (administratrice); Geneviève Bernier (administratrice); Étienne Lefrançois (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from L'Association du Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises (LAMRAC)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897603627RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.