Franco-Sol Garderie et Centre de Ressources
Publicly funded institution · Tecumseh, Ontario · BN 128883014RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,469,420) as filed with the CRA.
Franco-Sol Garderie et Centre de Ressources is a charitable organization based in Tecumseh, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $5.4M in revenue and $5.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $747.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 57 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Non-profit francophone childcare organization offering services to the community also offering francophone programs for parents and care-givers based on community needs including in low-income areas and best start neighborhoods. We also raise funds for families in our community in need and support other charitable causes through activism and volunteering
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4M | $5.5M | $5.3M | $3,192 | — | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $3.2M | $3.1M | $0 | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $4.3M | $4.2M | $4.1M | $6,770 | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $3.6M | $3.5M | $18K | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $10K | — | $492K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $747 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions57
- Total compensation, all staff$4.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hassan Farhat (president); Manon Lagace Merton (treasurer); Guiseppe (joe) Balsamo (vice-president); Aimee Dunn (parent) (board member); Seita Sadoo Thomas (board member); Renee Alexander (board member); Arezou Rafieianbahabadi (board member); Jennifer Quenneville (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Franco-Sol Garderie et Centre de Ressources’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128883014RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.