The Welcome Collective/Le collectif bienvenue
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·802 - 9494 BOUL SAINT-LAURENT · MONTREAL, QC · H2N 1P4·BN 765247515RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-02-28
Cents to cause T1
77¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
22%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.6M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to The Welcome Collective?
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Is The Welcome Collective a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 765247515RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is The Welcome Collective located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 802 - 9494 BOUL SAINT-LAURENT, MONTREAL, QC, H2N 1P4. Source.
What does The Welcome Collective do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WELCOME COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE STRESS AND ISOLATION OF RESETTLEMENT BY PROVIDING MATERIAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEE CLAIMANTS AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED NEWCOMERS IN MONTREAL. WELCOME COLLECTIVE'S ESSENTIAL GOODS PROGRAMME REDISTRIBUTES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FURNITURE TO RECENTLY…" Full program description.
How much of The Welcome Collective's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Welcome Collective?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.6M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WELCOME COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE STRESS AND ISOLATION OF RESETTLEMENT BY PROVIDING MATERIAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEE CLAIMANTS AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED NEWCOMERS IN MONTREAL. WELCOME COLLECTIVE'S ESSENTIAL GOODS PROGRAMME REDISTRIBUTES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FURNITURE TO RECENTLY ARRIVED REFUGEE CLAIMANT FAMILIES. WE COLLECT ITEMS FROM DONORS ACROSS THE MONTREAL METROPOLITAN AREA AND DELIVER COMPLETE APARTMENT KITS TO FAMILIES' HOMES INCLUDING FURNITURE BASIC KITCHEN SUPPLIES BABY SUPPLIES AND CHILDREN'S TOYS MATTRESSES AND KITCHEN APPLIANCES. WELCOME CO… Show more
WELCOME COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE STRESS AND ISOLATION OF RESETTLEMENT BY PROVIDING MATERIAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEE CLAIMANTS AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED NEWCOMERS IN MONTREAL. WELCOME COLLECTIVE'S ESSENTIAL GOODS PROGRAMME REDISTRIBUTES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FURNITURE TO RECENTLY ARRIVED REFUGEE CLAIMANT FAMILIES. WE COLLECT ITEMS FROM DONORS ACROSS THE MONTREAL METROPOLITAN AREA AND DELIVER COMPLETE APARTMENT KITS TO FAMILIES' HOMES INCLUDING FURNITURE BASIC KITCHEN SUPPLIES BABY SUPPLIES AND CHILDREN'S TOYS MATTRESSES AND KITCHEN APPLIANCES. WELCOME COLLECTIVE ALSO PROVIDES PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND ORIENTATION TO LOCAL RESOURCES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS IN-PERSON AND ONLINE WORKSHOPS OUR WELCOME VOLUNTEER PAIRING PROGRAM AND OUR ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE THE WELCOME GUIDE. WELCOME COLLECTIVE'S WORK GOES BEYOND IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO NEWCOMERS. AS EXPRESSED IN OUR VISION AND VALUES STATEMENT WE BELIEVE GLOBAL MIGRATIONS HAPPEN BECAUSE OF A LIVED EXPERIENCE OF OPPRESSION. ALONGSIDE OUR MATERIAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES WELCOME COLLECTIVE USES ITS VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR A WORLD OF FAIR INCLUSIVE AND CARING SOCIETIES WHERE RACISM AND PATRIARCHY ARE THINGS OF THE PAST AND WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE FREE FROM THE LEGACIES OF COLONIALISM EXPLOITATION AND INEQUALITY IN ALL FORMS.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
77¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 77¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
22%
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 ↗ · what this means
0.4 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)31%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
8%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
31%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
8%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
61%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2020–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-28 | $369K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-02-28 | $798K | 98¢ | 2% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-02-28 | $840K | 82¢ | 18% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-02-28 | $1.2M | 80¢ | 20% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-02-28 | $1.6M | 77¢ | 22% | 0.4 yr |
| trend |
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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 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
12 directors reported · 11 of 12at arm's length
- ADAM, YASSER AYADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- BÉLANGER, PHILIPPE BPADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- DOSSUS, NANCY DNADMINISTRATRICEarm's length
- ENRIQUEZ-DONISSAINT, INGRID EIADMINISTRATRICEarm's length
- GOBEIL, MAXIME GMTRÉSORIERnot at arm's length
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- MABVUVA, PROSPER MPADMINISTRATEURarm's length
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- RAMANUJAM, NANDINI RNADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- SORBARA, NOËLLE SNADMINISTRATRICEarm's length
- STAPLETON, SARAH SSADMINISTRATRICEarm's length
- TROTTIER, CLAIRE TCPRÉSIDENTEarm'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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