L'étincelle communautaire du Grand Châteauguay
Charitable organization · Chateauguay, Quebec · BN 130382534RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($580,298) as filed with the CRA.
L'étincelle communautaire du Grand Châteauguay is a charitable organization based in Chateauguay, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $626K in revenue and $580K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from government, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $161K.
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 48% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Dépannage alimentaire 1 fois semaine aux gens dans le besoin 3 cuisines collectives par semaine repas communautaire soupers familles jeunes cuitots dons de fruits 1 fois par semaine dans 19 écoles de chàteauguay mercier et léry transport pour les activités lorsque nécessaire ainsi que d'autres activités ponctuelles afin de briser l'isolement et cafés - causeries
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $626K | $580K | $507K | $16K | — | $480K |
| 2023 | $568K | $520K | $464K | — | — | $435K |
| 2022 | $477K | $489K | $447K | $5,785 | — | $386K |
| 2021 | $686K | $455K | $285K | $37K | — | $377K |
| 2020 | $450K | $431K | $245K | $59K | — | $145K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $161K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$346K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from L'étincelle communautaire du Grand Châteauguay’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130382534RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.