Esterhazy Community Daycare Co-Operative Ltd.

Esterhazy Community Daycare Co-Operative Ltd. is a charitable organization based in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $904K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 77% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,439.

Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $599K in 2020 to $904K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.