First Years Learning Center Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 128752052RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,617,732) as filed with the CRA.
First Years Learning Center 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (9 positions in that band). The charity reported 28 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $2.4M in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Our licensed subsidized child care centre provides care for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age. We have 90 child care spaces. We provide a child centred program whcih includes a breakfast morning and afternoon snack and lunch.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $929K |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.8M | $9,553 | — | $596K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received -$3,181 from 1 charity:
- The Muttart Foundation-$3,181
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions28
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Danielle Hamilton (secretary); Kristina Boutillier (at large); Carlee Bard (at large); Joel Beaurivage (at large); Adam Matichuk (at large); Nkem Iroh (at large); Chelsie Piesinger (at large).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Years Learning Center Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128752052RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.