The Big Step
Charitable organization · Princeville, Quebec · BN 747057495RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($128,440) as filed with the CRA.
The Big Step is a charitable organization based in Princeville, Quebec, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $34K in revenue and $128K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from donations, 22% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,554.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities 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 $2,700 in 2020 to $34K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1) providing temporary shelter food and clothing to parents and their children in difficulty and networking on their behalf readjust into society via agricultural therapy 2) food distribution for inuit families and individuals in the greater montreal area
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34K | $128K | $89K | — | — | -$30K |
| 2023 | $50K | $102K | $100K | — | — | $60K |
| 2022 | $170K | $58K | $43K | — | — | $112K |
| 2021 | $15K | $15K | $15K | — | — | $8,007 |
| 2020 | $2,700 | $2,700 | $2,700 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,554 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jean-Ricardo André (président); Caroline Orchard (vp & directrice); Jean-Ricardo Olstoorn (trésorier); Yvan Loubier (secrétaire); Michael Murphy (membre).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Big Step’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 747057495RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.