Médiathèque Nelly-Arcan
Publicly funded institution · Lac-Mégantic, Quebec · BN 133142265RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($521,359) as filed with the CRA.
Médiathèque Nelly-Arcan is a charitable organization based in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $497K in revenue and $521K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $7,010.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Promouvoir le gout de la lecture. Favoriser la diffusion d'oeuvre d'arts littéraires audio-visuelles. Acquérir des livres et autres pour le maintien de l'organisme.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $497K | $521K | $415K | — | — | $322K |
| 2023 | $461K | $435K | $340K | — | — | $337K |
| 2022 | $391K | $423K | $330K | — | — | $288K |
| 2021 | $407K | $387K | $305K | — | — | $321K |
| 2020 | $382K | $373K | $300K | — | — | $269K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,010 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$278K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jacques Dostie (président); Sylvianne Lecours (administratrice); Odette Martin (administrateur); Pierre Paquet (secrétaire-trésorier); Jacques Perreault (administrateur); Bernard Perron (vice-président); Suzanne Sirois (administrateur); Estelle Bidana (administrateur); Manon Bernard (administrateur); Rosie Fredette Champagne (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Médiathèque Nelly-Arcan’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133142265RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.