First Discoveries Preschool Society
Publicly funded institution · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 118798032RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,301) as filed with the CRA.
First Discoveries Preschool Society is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 August 31, 2021, it reported $743 in revenue and $13K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 882 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We provide a fun learning environment to preschoolers in the community by operating a preschool
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $743 | $13K | $10K | — | — | $2,133 |
| 2020 | $45K | $78K | $63K | $4,750 | — | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$10K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Terrilyn Chol (fieldtrip coordinator); Erin Ekelund (president); Diana Fox (registrar); Alex Harcott (treasurer); Amy Lee (vice president); Colleen Mayes (fundraising coordintor); Giselle Parker (secretary); Naomi Routhier (silent auction coordinator).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Discoveries Preschool Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118798032RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.