First Steps Wellness Centre Inc.
Charitable organization · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 828394098RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($954,578) as filed with the CRA.
First Steps Wellness Centre Inc. is a charitable organization based in Regina, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $955K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $691K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Rehabilitation services for people with spinal cord injuries and cystic fibrosis. Education on living with spinal cord injuries and treatment of spinal cord injuries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $955K | $955K | — | — | $240K |
| 2023 | $876K | $873K | $87K | — | — | $100K |
| 2022 | $761K | $805K | — | — | — | $96K |
| 2021 | $622K | $677K | — | — | — | $136K |
| 2020 | $691K | $625K | — | — | — | $192K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$621K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chris Lesanko (vice chairperson); Brad Stevenson (treasurer); Owen Carlson (executive director); Dan D'Autremont (director); Roland Lafrance (board member); Kelly Gallager (board member); Michelle Hiibner (board member); Kathleen Peterson (board member); Daniquse Busse (board member); Raynald Dupuis (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Steps Wellness Centre Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828394098RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.