Le service Caritas Estrie Inc.
Charitable organization · Sherbrooke, Quebec · BN 118838721RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($402,916) as filed with the CRA.
Le service Caritas Estrie Inc. is a charitable organization based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $287K in revenue and $403K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from donations. In 2024, 21 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $43K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 51 qualified donees totalling $121K in 2024, the largest being $6,917 to Chevalier de Colomb Conseil 1950 Richmond. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $134K in 2020 to $287K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Service d'aide aux réfugiés : accueil et parrainage participation a diverses actions communautairs et services en partenariat auprès d'organismes en difficultés
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $287K | $403K | $98K | $30K | $170K | $346K |
| 2023 | $469K | $505K | $85K | $28K | $289K | $451K |
| 2022 | $369K | $272K | $85K | $39K | $52K | $478K |
| 2021 | $324K | $238K | $78K | $10K | $63K | $381K |
| 2020 | $134K | $152K | $5,304 | $9,063 | $46K | $295K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $121K to 51 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Chevalier de Colomb Conseil 1950 Richmond$6,917
- Chevaliers de Colomb Conseil 2382 ST-Françoi Xavier Magog$6,000
- Journal de l'Estrie$5,000
- Dihya Ass. des Cantons de l'Est$5,000
- Chevaliers de Colomb Conseil 8053 ST-Elie-D'orford$5,000
- Chevalier de Colomb Conseil 7455 la Patrie$4,917
- Missions Catholique Latino-Américaine de Sherbrooke$4,900
- Fabrique ST-Jean Paul II-Weedon/secteur ST-Janvier$4,000
- Le Tandem-Centre de Pédiatrie Sociale en Communauté$4,000
- Association Sportive des Jeunes Handicapés de l'Estrie$4,000
- Maison des Jeunes Points Jeunesse Granit$3,500
- Chevalier de Colomb Conseil 3322 Ste-Anne de Danville$3,500
- Villa des C Urs Unis de Stanstead$3,500
- Soutien aux Famille Réfugiées Immigrantes$3,200
- La Chaudronnée de l'Estrie$3,000
- Bank Alimentaire Memphrémagog$3,000
- Association Coopérative d'Économie Familiale Estrie (acef)$2,500
- Chevalier de Colomb Conseil 9894 ST-Georges de Windsor$2,500
- Chevalier de Colomb Conseil 11929 Ascot Corner$2,500
- Cab de Richmond$2,500
- Maison de la Famille Memphrémagog$2,500
- Chevalier de Colomb Conseil 9357-87 Wotton$2,000
- Centre d'Action Bénévole des Sources$2,000
- Filles d'Isabelle d'Asbestos Cercle ST-Aimé 642$2,000
- Paroisse Marie-Léonie Paradis 9 (secteur Précieux-Sang)$2,000
Received $43K from 21 charities:
- Oeuvres Regis-Vernet$15K
- Oeuvres de mère Émilie-Jauron$10K
- Fondation Familles Lauzon et Provencher$6,000
- AVEC Association de Volontaires Engagés auprès de Contrevants Les Samaritains engagés$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,000
- Fondation Desjardins$1,311
- Les Clarisses de Sherbrooke$1,000
- L'Abbaye de Saint-Benoit-Du-Lac$800
- Congregation Missionnaire de Mariannhill$550
- Les Clarisses de Sherbrooke$500
- Les Clarisses de Sherbrooke$500
- BenefAction Foundation$250
- Canadahelps Canadon$240
- Les Petites Soeurs de la Sainte-Famille—
- Fondation canadienne FCSCJ—
- Les filles de la charité du sacré-coeur de Jésus—
- La Congregation des Servantes du Tres ST. Sacrement de Sherbrooke—
- Fonds Marie-François—
- Congrégation De Notre-Dame Du Québec—
- Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Anges—
- Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame des Anges—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$150K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pierrette Poirier (présidente); Jean-Guy Mercier (vice président); Bernard Benoit (trésorier); Paul Legault (secrétaire); Francine Jacques (administrateur); Denis Beaudoin (administrateur); Alain Larochelle (administrateur); Pierre Côté (administrateur); Luc Bibeau (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Le service Caritas Estrie Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118838721RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.