L'Étoile de Pacho - Réseau d'entraide pour parents d'enfantshandicapés

L'Étoile de Pacho - Réseau d'entraide pour parents d'enfantshandicapés is a charitable organization based in Montreal, 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 50% from government, 27% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $381K.

Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $584K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.