Creative Options Regina Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 807561691RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,922,276) as filed with the CRA.
Creative Options Regina Inc. is a charitable organization based in Regina, Saskatchewan, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $19.8M in revenue and $18.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $132K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 280 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $10.2M in 2020 to $19.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Developing personalized support services for people experiencing disability.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19.8M | $18.9M | $18.9M | — | — | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $16.9M | $16.6M | $16.6M | — | — | $4M |
| 2022 | $14.9M | $14.7M | $14.7M | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | — | — | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $10.2M | $10.3M | $10.2M | — | — | $3.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $132K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions280
- Total compensation, all staff$16.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Hersche (director); Tara Osipoff (vice-chair); Mitch Clarke (chair); Ragulan Rahunathan (director); Michele Cameron (director); Mya Osatiuk (director); Presley Gibler (director); Laura Hunter (director); Aaron Orban (director); Evan Lascue (director); Patti Pacholek (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Creative Options Regina Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 807561691RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.