Say Ça! Circle of Support for Refugee and Newcomer Students Say Ça! Cercle de Soutien aux Etudiants Refugies et NouveauxArrivants
Publicly funded institution · Montreal, Quebec · BN 718010697RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($244,008) as filed with the CRA.
Say Ça! Circle of Support for Refugee and Newcomer Students Say Ça! Cercle de Soutien aux Etudiants Refugies et NouveauxArrivants is a private foundation based in Montreal, 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, 2023, it reported $271K in revenue and $244K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,702.
Compared with 1,981 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4,508 in 2020 to $271K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The charity offers immigrant and refugee youth french and english language tutoring a menotrship and leadership program community events such as soccer tournaments and cultural outings such as day trips to ottawa. All of these services are offered for free. In addition parents and family are welcome to join certain activities and events. Volunteers meet with the students on a weekly basis every saturday morning. Staff including board members meet regularly to discuss operational challenges and strategic planning. Average time spent by a volunteer or staff member varies per position and …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $271K | $244K | $186K | — | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $13K | $16K | $3,682 | — | $0 | $3,557 |
| 2021 | $14K | $11K | $1,911 | — | $0 | $6,706 |
| 2020 | $4,508 | $9,724 | $6,211 | — | — | $4,117 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,702 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$145K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Benjamin Barrows (treasurer); Cristiana Romanelli (member); Peter Stoett (vice chair); Kate Woolhouse (chair); Nour Mounajed.
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Say Ça! Circle of Support for Refugee and Newcomer Students Say Ça! Cercle de Soutien aux Etudiants Refugies et NouveauxArrivants’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 718010697RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.