Le Centre Didache
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 861861227RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($307,948) as filed with the CRA.
Le Centre Didache is a charitable organization based in Montreal, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $322K in revenue and $308K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
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 46% of peers. 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 8 names.
In its own words
Offrir des services d'éducation de relation d'aide et d'accompagnement à des personnes souffrant d'autisme et/ou de déficience intellectuelle
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $322K | $308K | $262K | — | — | $163K |
| 2023 | $303K | $324K | $276K | — | — | $148K |
| 2022 | $310K | $334K | $284K | — | — | $169K |
| 2021 | $280K | $243K | $207K | — | — | $194K |
| 2020 | $271K | $152K | $120K | — | — | $187K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$206K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michel Da Ponte (administrateur); Macha Daméus (administrateur); Lisette Demers (président); Millien Guibonse (administrateur); Ahmed Imcaoudene (administrateur); Trycia Yasmin Machado (secrétaire); Sophie Marois (vice-président); Arthur ST-Louis (trésorier).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Le Centre Didache’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861861227RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.