Canadian Mothercraft of Ottawa-Carleton
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 106864325RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,907,077) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Mothercraft of Ottawa-Carleton is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $12.2M in revenue and $11.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $238K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 54 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7.6M in 2020 to $12.2M in 2024.
In its own words
Full Time Daycare Programs Part Time Casual Daycare Programs Elmdale Kindergarten and School Age Programs Waterbridge Preschool Kindergarten and School Age Programs Licensed Home Child Care Program Early ON Family and Child Services Program Birth and Parent Companion Program Baby Equipment Rental Program School's Cool for Children with Special Needs Specialized supports for children and families with special needs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.2M | $11.9M | $10.9M | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $11.9M | $11M | $10.3M | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $8.8M | $9.4M | $8.5M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $7.8M | — | — | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $7.6M | $7.1M | $6.6M | — | — | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $238K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions54
- Total compensation, all staff$5.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Mothercraft of Ottawa-Carleton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106864325RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.