The Call of the Poor Inc /l'appel du Pauvre Inc
Private foundation · ST-Norbert, Manitoba · BN 119218162RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($493,729) as filed with the CRA.
The Call of the Poor Inc /l'appel du Pauvre Inc is a private foundation based in ST-Norbert, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $807K in revenue and $494K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 95% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $480K in 2024, the largest being $75K to Fonds de Bienfaisance-Soeurs de Sainte-Croix. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The call of the poor (l'appel du pauvre) raised funds from individuals religious organizations and corporations by means of direct mail. The proceeds were used to fund 76 relief and development projects in 21 third world countries. These projects which were carried out by canadian religious and humanitarian organizations involved providing relief to the destitute and starving of those countries and to help them become self-supporting by providing them with food clothing shelter medical aid education and the equipment required to earn a decent living.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $807K | $494K | — | $2,929 | $480K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $628K | $525K | — | $2,250 | $510K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $450K | $508K | — | $4,243 | $495K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $981K | $542K | — | $8,175 | $530K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $684K | $380K | — | $3,949 | $369K | $970K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $480K to 17 qualified donees:
- Fonds de Bienfaisance-Soeurs de Sainte-Croix$75K
- Sopar$50K
- Les Missions des Soeurs Missionnaires du Christ-Roi$45K
- Les Charites Bon-Pasteur Inc.$40K
- Fondation Le Coeur sur la Main$30K
- Procure des Missions M.i.c.$30K
- Oeuvre Marie-Blais$30K
- A.D.E.P. Association pour le développement participé$30K
- Accueil Emmanuel$25K
- Oeuvres-Missions N D B C Inc$25K
- Centre Missionnaire des Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie$20K
- Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions Inc.$15K
- Elimu Development Projects$15K
- Les Missions des Soeurs de ST-Joseph de ST-Vallier$15K
- Service Missionaire des Freres de Saint-Gabriel$15K
- Frères et Soeurs Sans Frontières$10K
- Soeurs de la Charite de Notre Dame d'Evron$10K
Received $52K from 12 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- The P & P Murray Foundation$5,000
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton in Ontario$2,471
- The Albarrie Foundation$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$760
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$423
- The Generalate of the Sisters of the Precious Blood$250
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$5
- The Sisters of Instruction of the Child Jesus—
- Sisters of Holy Cross Saint Theresa Province—
- Union Canadienne des Moniales de l'Ordre de Sainte-Ursule—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lise Kenny (president/director); Reynald Rouleau (vice-president/director); Richard Kenny (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Call of the Poor Inc /l'appel du Pauvre Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119218162RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.