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Registered — Outemont, QC — Public Foundation
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 50/100
Financials: Revenue $145,453 · Expenditures $93,585
Secours aux Aînés/ElderAid is a 40-year-old Quebec elder-support charity that functions primarily as a pass-through grantmaker, transferring over 8 times its annual revenue to other organizations — with 94% of those transfers going to non-qualified donees, triggering critical compliance flags. While its mission of assisting isolated and destitute seniors is well-established, sharply declining revenue, a circular flow with La Croix d'Or, and a grant to a revoked charity raise serious questions about governance and fund stewardship.
Our Verdict: This charity carries multiple critical compliance flags — including pass-through shell characteristics, circular fund flows, and transfers to a revoked organization — that donors should carefully weigh before giving. While it has a long track record and its elder-support mission is legitimate, the financial structure and declining revenue trajectory warrant direct inquiry with the organization.