Société canadienne de la sclérose en plaques Section Bas-St-Laurent
Publicly funded institution · Rimouski, Quebec · BN 797770062RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($191,155) as filed with the CRA.
Société canadienne de la sclérose en plaques Section Bas-St-Laurent is a charitable organization based in Rimouski, Quebec, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 $117K in revenue and $191K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $68.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $111K in 2024, the largest being $111K to SP Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Nous offrons des services de l'information et du support aux personnes atteintes de sclérose en plaques (sp). Nous organisons des groupes de soutien et des activités d'éducation. Nous finançons des projets de recherche dans les université et les hôpitaux pour trouver des moyens de prévenir la sp pour développer de nouveaux traitements et pour découvrir un nouveau remède. Nous sensibilisons tous les niveaux de gouvernement sur les questions et les besoins spécifiques des canadiens vivant avec la sp.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $117K | $191K | $53K | $18K | $111K | $27K |
| 2023 | $189K | $144K | $60K | $27K | $42K | $101K |
| 2022 | $72K | — | $44K | — | $83K | $56K |
| 2021 | $96K | $71K | $36K | $15K | $13K | $125K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $111K to 1 qualified donee:
- SP Canada$111K
Received $68 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$43K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Myriam Lafontaine (présidente); Marie-Josée Harrisson (voce-présidente); Normand Ruest (trésorier); Marie-Josée Santerre (administratrice).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Société canadienne de la sclérose en plaques Section Bas-St-Laurent’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 797770062RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.