Lutheran Early Learning Centers Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Warman, Saskatchewan · BN 868501958RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($4,219,656) as filed with the CRA.
Lutheran Early Learning Centers Inc. is a charitable organization based in Warman, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $4.6M in revenue and $4.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $291.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 56 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.2M in 2020 to $4.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Child care for ages infant to 12 years including before-and-after school care. Preschool programs for ages 3 and 4.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.6M | $4.2M | $3.7M | $24K | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.8M | $2.4M | $35K | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.1M | — | $45K | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $40K | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $24K | $50 | $897K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $291 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions56
- Total compensation, all staff$3.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Helen Riggs (member at large); Peter Knelson (pastoral & program mentor); Harmony Domes (member at large); Sheri Haichert (christian education liaison); Darlene Heide (chairperson); Bob Keleman (treasurer); Josh Richer (daycare rep); Carrie Cantin (daycare rep); Kendra Smith (secretary); Westgard Jordan (daycare rep); Jennifer Spitzig (vice-chairperson); Nathaniel Wohlford (daycare rep).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lutheran Early Learning Centers Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868501958RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.