Maison L'Essentielle
Charitable organization · Gros-Morne, Quebec · BN 820673572RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($82,160) as filed with the CRA.
Maison L'Essentielle is a charitable organization based in Gros-Morne, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $52K in revenue and $82K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,000.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $173K in 2020 to $52K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Cuisines collectives activités de cuisine avec les enfants du primaire soirées de jeunes bibliothèque jardinage gym pédatrie sociale arts textiles.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $52K | $82K | $75K | — | — | $311K |
| 2023 | $74K | $127K | $10K | $0 | $0 | $408K |
| 2022 | $186K | $127K | $104K | — | — | $310K |
| 2021 | $191K | $186K | $160K | — | — | $386K |
| 2020 | $173K | $159K | $133K | — | — | $398K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,000 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$41K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jessie Boucher (présidente); Arlette Fortin (vice présidente); Pierre-Paul Daraiche (trésorier); Jean-Léon Boucher (administrateur); Luisa Dionne (administrateur); Francine Beaudoin (administrateur); Diane Dupuis (administratrice); David Gingras (direction).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Maison L'Essentielle’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 820673572RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.