Londonderry Child Development Society
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 107641789RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($353,683) as filed with the CRA.
Londonderry Child Development Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, 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, 2024, it reported $353K in revenue and $354K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $300.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Lcds preschool & kidergarten program is an independent parent cooperative play oriented not for profit education program for children ages 3 to 5. The school is located in a church and is non denominational. The primary focus of the program for each child is to develop age appropriate social and behavior skills developmental and communication skills in a fun friendly and safe environment. Lcds believes that family and community play an important part in a child's early development.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $353K | $354K | $248K | $12K | — | $161K |
| 2023 | $345K | $382K | $278K | $6,010 | — | $213K |
| 2022 | $424K | $361K | $260K | $5,328 | — | $250K |
| 2021 | $266K | $330K | $269K | $6,479 | — | $187K |
| 2020 | $240K | $315K | $250K | $6,572 | — | $239K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $300 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$188K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shannon Music (dir of ops non voting); Merhi Hanady (president); Shaenna Lawson (dir of community affairs); Josee Villa (buisness manager); Shirley Ma (vice president); Kathryn Skarsen (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Londonderry Child Development Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107641789RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.