Observatoire de la Geosphere de Charlevoix
Publicly funded institution · La Malbaie, Quebec · BN 824749063RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,452) as filed with the CRA.
Observatoire de la Geosphere de Charlevoix is a charitable organization based in La Malbaie, 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 $7,206 in revenue and $7,452 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1 in 2020 to $7,206 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Création du pavillon hubert reeves en charlevoix création du géoparc de charlevoix établissement du parcours géologique de charlevoix
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,206 | $7,452 | — | — | — | $3,744 |
| 2023 | $18K | $8,832 | $4,177 | — | — | $3,990 |
| 2022 | $46K | $54K | — | — | — | -$4,789 |
| 2021 | $9,558 | $1,526 | — | — | — | $3,024 |
| 2020 | $1 | $2,611 | — | — | — | -$5,007 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pierre Verpaeist (administrateur); Louisianne Gauthier (vice-présidente); Jean Royer (administrateur); Michel Couturier (administrateur); François Tremblay (président); Normand Goulet (administrateur); Jacques Locat (administrateur); Jocelyn Lévesque (secrétaire-trésorier); Marie-France Fortier (administrateur); Catherine Desgagnés-Belzil (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Observatoire de la Geosphere de Charlevoix’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 824749063RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.