R.A.F.A.L. (Ressources Actions Familles À Lac-St-Charles)
Publicly funded institution · Quebec, Quebec · BN 861210094RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($373,833) as filed with the CRA.
R.A.F.A.L. (Ressources Actions Familles À Lac-St-Charles) is a charitable organization based in Quebec, 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 $384K in revenue and $374K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% 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 $22K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $143K in 2020 to $384K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Programmes continus : -favoriser l'engagement et la mobilisation de la communauté autour de projets rassembleur qui s'inscrivent dans une perpective d'amélioration de la qualité de vie des familles de lac st-charles. -organiser différents activités mettre sur pieds divers services afin de briser l'isolement des personnes touchées par la pauvreté et l'exclusion sociale. -développer des lieux communs d'appartenance dans le quartier. -recevoir des dons legs et autres contributions de même nature en argent en valeurs mobilières ou immobilières administrer de tels dons legs et contribution…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $384K | $374K | $308K | — | — | $204K |
| 2023 | $318K | $309K | $280K | — | — | $194K |
| 2022 | $242K | $229K | $181K | — | — | $185K |
| 2021 | $289K | $183K | $122K | — | — | $172K |
| 2020 | $143K | $110K | $83K | — | — | $67K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$287K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lucie Gratton (présidente); Julie Houle (vice-présidente); Karine Michaud (secretaire); Anne-Louise Champagne (trésorière); Marie Miqueu (administratrice); Denis Levine (administrateur); Tania Bossé (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from R.A.F.A.L. (Ressources Actions Familles À Lac-St-Charles)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861210094RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.