Rice for a Life
Private foundation · Saint-Marie, Quebec · BN 717040521RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,170) as filed with the CRA.
Rice for a Life is a private foundation based in Saint-Marie, Quebec, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, it reported $200 in revenue and $1,170 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 3,072 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1,000 in 2020 to $200 in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Programmes continus : venir en aide à la population d'haiti pour faire une différence dans la vie des gens à l'aide des moyens suivants : - soulanger les besoins et la souffrance de la population - aider avec la logistique du transport - loger la population - ajouter des groupe électrogènes pour électrification des résidences - fournir vêtements et nourriture à la population - aider les orphelins - offrir un support moral et un réconfort à la population - sensibiliser la population québécoise au sot de celle d'haiti
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $200 | $1,170 | $1,170 | — | — | $125 |
| 2021 | $2,150 | $2,342 | $2,342 | — | — | $1,095 |
| 2020 | $1,000 | $1,202 | — | — | — | $1,287 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Carles-Serge Leclerc (administrateur); Michel Poirier (administrateur); Kevin Leclerc (administrateur).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rice for a Life’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 717040521RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.