Le Petit Train Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Chapais, Quebec · BN 896101532RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($318,466) as filed with the CRA.
Le Petit Train Inc. is a charitable organization based in Chapais, 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 $347K in revenue and $318K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $37K.
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 10% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $186K in 2020 to $347K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Nous offrons des ateliers de stimulation aux enfants de 2 à 5 ans qui présnetent des difficultés d'apprentissage sur les plans social affectif cognitif et/ou physique. Nous offrons aussi pour les nouvelles mamans et leur nouveau-né des ateliers de soutien à l'allaitement et de préparation de purée de bébé. Lieu de rencontre pour toutes les familles. Nous avons eu 3 groupes d'enfants de 2 à 5 ans 2 groupes de parents 2 groupes de cuisine collective 30 semaines d'activités régulier 1 semaine d'activité thématique noël 2 semaine d'activité multiples à l'extérieur pour la semiane de relâ…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $347K | $318K | $180K | — | — | $194K |
| 2023 | $307K | $324K | $181K | — | — | $166K |
| 2022 | $302K | $0 | — | — | — | $183K |
| 2021 | $240K | — | — | — | — | $131K |
| 2020 | $186K | — | — | — | — | $115K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $37K from 3 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$222K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jessie Lessard (president); Jennifer Pitre (secretaire); Melanie Rivard (trésorier); Josianne Bouchard (vice-président).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Le Petit Train Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896101532RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.