Children First Society
Publicly funded institution · Inuvik, Northwest Territories · BN 852081959RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,502,976) as filed with the CRA.
Children First Society is a charitable organization based in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 March 31, 2023, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $95K.
Compared with 799 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band).
In its own words
Providing Early Learning and Care to children 0-12 years of age and their families. Delivering culturally relevant programs that include health and nutrition social development intergenerational opportunities social development cognitive development physical development and self-care skills.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.9M | $78K | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.5M | $42K | $40K | $0 | $497K |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.3M | $47K | $59K | $0 | $976K |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $0 | $113K | $0 | $707K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $95K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- $1–39,99939 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Children First Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 852081959RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.