The Way Out
Publicly funded institution · Pierrefonds, Quebec · BN 843510637RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($564,526) as filed with the CRA.
The Way Out is a charitable organization based in Pierrefonds, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $622K in revenue and $565K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 84% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $67K.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $303K in 2020 to $622K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Intervention auprès des femmes ayant vécu de l’exploitation sexuelle Prévention auprès des personnes risquant de l’exploitation sexuelle Sensibilisation de la population sur la réalité de l’exploitation sexuelle
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $622K | $565K | $558K | — | — | -$2,281 |
| 2023 | $448K | $493K | $454K | — | — | -$59K |
| 2022 | $424K | $542K | $538K | — | — | -$14K |
| 2021 | $474K | $381K | $372K | $3,855 | — | $105K |
| 2020 | $303K | $340K | $312K | $28K | — | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $67K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$362K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jacques Bellemare (administrateur); Sylvie Comtois (présidente); Tricia Murray (administrateur); Marcela Pena Vega (administrateur); Mario Teti (secrétaire-trésorier); Heidi Yane (administratrice); Johanna Cardinal (administrateur); Maryse Gaudet Lebrun (adminsitrateur); Roxanne Leblanc (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Way Out’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843510637RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.