Maison des arts de la parole
Publicly funded institution · Sherbrooke, Quebec · BN 854993482RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($285,474) as filed with the CRA.
Maison des arts de la parole is a charitable organization based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $299K in revenue and $285K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $170K in 2020 to $299K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
La maison des arts de la parole rend la culture accessible à tous via une programmation de spectacles et d'activités de conte et de poésie performée gratuits ou à faible coùt. De plus l'organisme entreprend des activités dans les écoles les bibliothêques auprès de groupes communautaies des ainés etc. Afin de partager la mémoire collective orale et revaloriser notre patrimoine. Toutes ces actions sont entre autres rendues possible grâce au travail de nombreaux bénévoles qui participent aux activités à titre d'artistes ou de personnel liés à le diffusion. Tournées de conteurs dans des b…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $299K | $285K | $255K | — | — | $106K |
| 2023 | $302K | $309K | $273K | — | — | $92K |
| 2022 | $269K | $299K | $194K | — | — | $99K |
| 2021 | $296K | $230K | $216K | — | — | $128K |
| 2020 | $170K | $149K | $97K | — | — | $76K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$99K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christiane Lahaie (présidente); Lysandre Monette-Laracque (vice-présidente); Valérie Roy (trésorière); Maude Deschênes Pradet (secrétaire); Constance Lavoie (administratrice); Marie-Hélène Massie (administratrice); Isis-Sophie Doste (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Maison des arts de la parole’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 854993482RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.