L'Etincelle d'Amherst
Charitable organization · Amherst, Quebec · BN 867609224RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,974) as filed with the CRA.
L'Etincelle d'Amherst is a charitable organization based in Amherst, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $17K in revenue and $19K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations, 38% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,000.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $9,000 in 2024, the largest being $6,000 to Fondation 24h Tremblant. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Tenue d'une guignolée. Distribution de paniers de noël. Dépannages alimentaires. Soutien au camp de jour d'été d'amherst. Soutien aux étudiants de l'école le carrefour de st-rémi d'amherst. Tenue des jeudis social de l'étincelle
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17K | $19K | $9,898 | — | $9,000 | — |
| 2023 | $15K | $21K | $19K | — | $1,200 | — |
| 2022 | $15K | — | $28K | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $39K | $17K | $17K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $15K | $19K | $17K | — | $19K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,000 to 2 qualified donees:
- Fondation 24h Tremblant$6,000
- Bouffe Laurentienne$3,000
Received $6,000 from 1 charity:
- Fondation Tremblant$6,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nathalie Gallant (presidente); Stéphanie ST-Pierre (trésorière); Lucie Cossette (v.-p.); Denise ST-P-Galipeau (secrétaire); Julie Galipeau (admin.); Daniel Couture (admin.); François Hétu (admin.); Lise Ranger (admin.); Marie-Joanne Brissette (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from L'Etincelle d'Amherst’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867609224RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.