Le Periscope Association des Familles et des Proches des Personnes Atteintes de Maladie Mentale du Centre Mauricie et Secteur Mekinac (afppamm)
Publicly funded institution · Shawinigan, Quebec · BN 132867243RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($352,724) as filed with the CRA.
Le Periscope Association des Familles et des Proches des Personnes Atteintes de Maladie Mentale du Centre Mauricie et Secteur Mekinac (afppamm) is a charitable organization based in Shawinigan, 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 $360K in revenue and $353K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $14K.
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 2% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $186K in 2020 to $360K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Intervention psycho-sociale (support téléphonique rencontre individuelle); activités d'informations (conférence café-rencontre); groupe d'entraide (atelier croissance personnelle soupe et partage); formation (programme info-famille offert aux familles); documentation et information (journal la bouée centre de documentation dépliants sur les maladies mentales); sensibiliation & visibilité (auprès de la population & des étudiants); répit dépannage.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $360K | $353K | $35K | — | — | $88K |
| 2023 | $327K | $375K | $38K | — | — | $58K |
| 2022 | $335K | $315K | $31K | — | — | $133K |
| 2021 | $245K | $245K | $24K | — | — | $72K |
| 2020 | $186K | $193K | $20K | — | — | $44K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 1 charity:
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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$216K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Denis Boutet (président); Véronique Sylvestre (vice-présidente); Line Descôteaux (secrétaire); Colette Bouffard (trésorière); Martine Lépine (administrateurs); Patrice ST-Amand (administrateur); Lucie Lebel (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Le Periscope Association des Familles et des Proches des Personnes Atteintes de Maladie Mentale du Centre Mauricie et Secteur Mekinac (afppamm)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132867243RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.