La Fondation le Chaînon / Le Chaînon Foundation
Public foundationFoundations·4373 AVENUE DE L'ESPLANADE · MONTRÉAL, QC · H2W 1T2·BN 822750030RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-31
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
Ongoing programs
ORGANISME AYANT POUR MISSION DE SOLLICITER DES FONDS AU BÉNÉFICE DE L'ASSOCIATION D'ENTRAIDE LE CHAÎNON INC.
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)82%
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)14%
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)6.6 yr
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)$3.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)61%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | $1.6M | 88¢ | 34% | 9.1 yr |
| 2020-07-31 | $2.1M | 18¢ | 82% | 19.4 yr |
| 2021-07-31 | $1.5M | 13¢ | 87% | 42.5 yr |
| 2022-07-31 | $2.9M | 95¢ | 5% | 13.2 yr |
| 2023-07-31 | $2.0M | 71¢ | 29% | 10.5 yr |
| 2024-07-31 | $3.1M | 86¢ | 14% | 6.6 yr |
| 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)
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 11 of 13at arm's length
- RUF, FRANZISKA RFSECRÉTAIREarm's length
- MAILLÉ, GINETTE GMPRÉSIDENTEarm's length
- ROBERGE, PHILIPPE PRADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- SYMS, JESSICA JSADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- COCHE, OLIVIER OCADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- BOURBONNIÈRE, SYLVIEDIRECTRICEarm's length
- DESCHÊNES, ÉLISABETHADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- POUPART, ODILEADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- HARPIN, LOUISTRÉSORIERarm's length
- BERGERON, ERIKADMINISTRATEUR
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- MCNEIL, NATALIEADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- MÉNARD, ISABELLE IMADMINISTRATEURarm's length
- SYMS, JESSICAADMINISTRATEUR
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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