Compass Early Learning and CARE

Compass Early Learning and CARE is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, 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 $32.8M in revenue and $33.3M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $124.

Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 461 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $800 in 2024, the largest being $500 to The Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $18.8M in 2020 to $32.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.