Maison le Baluchon

Maison le Baluchon is a charitable organization based in ST-Hyacinthe, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,647.

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 92% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $682K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.