Le centre d'action bénévole Trait d'Union
Publicly funded institution · Shawinigan, Quebec · BN 107606584RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($732,710) as filed with the CRA.
Le centre d'action bénévole Trait d'Union is a charitable organization based in Shawinigan, Quebec, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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 $809K in revenue and $733K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $81K.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $476K in 2020 to $809K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Promotion de l'action bénévole. Accompagnement-transport. Service de popote. Service d'impot. Recéption et centre de référence. Programme pair serive des ambassadeurs artisans mains habiles amis-plus nôel du pauvre soutien aux organismes soutien aux bénévoles rendez vous 100% aînes mobilisation du logement.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $809K | $733K | $598K | — | — | $455K |
| 2023 | $617K | $585K | $497K | — | — | $376K |
| 2022 | $522K | $521K | $468K | — | — | $90K |
| 2021 | $479K | $465K | $334K | — | — | $89K |
| 2020 | $476K | $456K | $335K | — | — | $71K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $81K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$294K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marcelle Gélinas (président); Mathieu Gélinas (directeur); Roger Beaulieu (vice-président); Diane Lampron (secrétaire); Louise Gélinas (trésorier); Simon Gilbert (administrateur); Myriane Diamond (administratrice); Louise Lamy (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Le centre d'action bénévole Trait d'Union’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107606584RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.