Gesner Lamothe Foundation
Private foundationFoundations advancing education·45 BECKETT CRES · COURTICE, ON · L1E 3J4·BN 753857325RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
New programs
THE CHARITY'S NEW PROGRAMS ARE TO REFURBISH SCHOOL NOTRE-DAME DU MONT-CARMEL IN LIANCOURT HAITI BY INSTALLING A SANITARY AND A CLEAN WATER SYSTEM FOR THE KIDS AND THE STAFF. THE CHARITY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE FREE MEALS FOR THE KIDS PAY THE SALARY OF THE TEACHERS AND STAFF ALSO TO SET UP A PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF PLUMBERS ELECTRICIANS CARPENTERS ETC.
Not active
THE CHARITY IS WORKING ON PROMOTING ITS PROJECTS RAISING FUNDS AND COLLECT MATERIALS AND SCHOOL EQUIPMENTS TO TRANSPORT TO HAITI FOR NEEDY KIDS TEACHERS AND DAMAGE SCHOOL BUILDINGS THAT LACK OF EVERYTHING IN RURAL AREA OF HAITI. HAITI HAS BEEN INACCESSIBLE FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF GANG VIOLENCE THAT TOOK OVER THE MAJORITY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ESPECIALLY LIANCOURT WHICH IS THE CENTER OF OUR PROGRAMS. BY THE TIME WE KEEP COLLECTING MTERIALS AND PUT THEM IN STORAGE UNTIL WE CAN SHIP THEM TO HAITI. ACTUALLY WE ARE SUPPORTING A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT STARTED A COMMUNITY RESTAURANT TO FEED THE … Show more
THE CHARITY IS WORKING ON PROMOTING ITS PROJECTS RAISING FUNDS AND COLLECT MATERIALS AND SCHOOL EQUIPMENTS TO TRANSPORT TO HAITI FOR NEEDY KIDS TEACHERS AND DAMAGE SCHOOL BUILDINGS THAT LACK OF EVERYTHING IN RURAL AREA OF HAITI. HAITI HAS BEEN INACCESSIBLE FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF GANG VIOLENCE THAT TOOK OVER THE MAJORITY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ESPECIALLY LIANCOURT WHICH IS THE CENTER OF OUR PROGRAMS. BY THE TIME WE KEEP COLLECTING MTERIALS AND PUT THEM IN STORAGE UNTIL WE CAN SHIP THEM TO HAITI. ACTUALLY WE ARE SUPPORTING A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT STARTED A COMMUNITY RESTAURANT TO FEED THE HUNGRY PEOPLE WHO DECIDE TO COME BACK HOME EVENTHOUGH THEIR SECURITY IS NOT GUARANTEED.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)—
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)13%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$3K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $5K | 8¢ | 92% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $5K | 3¢ | 97% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $4K | 2¢ | 98% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $9K | 28¢ | 72% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $5K | 11¢ | 89% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $3K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
5 directors reported · 2 of 5at arm's length
- LAMOTHE, EDWIDGEPRESIDENTarm's length
- JACQUES, ROLANDVICE PRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- ALMEDA, ULRICKTREASURERnot at arm's length
- SAINT LOUIS, MONASECRETARYarm's length
- Destilus, Fetlin DFAdministratornot at arm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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