Light a Dream/illuminez UN Reve
Charitable organization · Pointe-Claire, Quebec · BN 891192015RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($112,619) as filed with the CRA.
Light a Dream/illuminez UN Reve is a charitable organization based in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $99K in revenue and $113K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 12% from government, 45% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $46K.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
1. We provide vocational and career training opportunities for young adults with developmental delays. 2. We run and maintain a candle making business 3. We develop work-related skills for young adults with developmental delay to better prepare them for the workforce. 4. We develop self esteem and self-worth. 5. We champion the rights of young adults with developmental delays 6. We strengthen autonomy
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $99K | $113K | $103K | — | — | $87K |
| 2023 | $84K | $102K | $95K | — | — | $101K |
| 2022 | $90K | $95K | $88K | — | — | $119K |
| 2021 | $107K | $95K | $87K | $116 | — | $124K |
| 2020 | $83K | $77K | $69K | — | — | $111K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $46K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$41K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrea Bertalan (president); Cindy Finn (secretary); William Mahon (treasurer); Michelle Potter (director of retail operations); Neil Himal (vice president); Hagop Shahbazian (member); Roseann Martorana-Macdonald (member); Christine Cruikshank (member); Brian Swirsky (member); Jessica Houde-Woytiuk (member); Carol Tripp (member); Erika Schwartz (member); Jodie Lennon (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Light a Dream/illuminez UN Reve’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891192015RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.