North Okanagan Child CARE Society
Publicly funded institution · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 139969653RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,500,728) as filed with the CRA.
North Okanagan Child CARE Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, British Columbia, 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 $6.9M in revenue and $6.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 71 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $540 in 2024, the largest being $540 to World Vision Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4.1M in 2020 to $6.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The society operates a variety of part & fill day early learning and care programs for children 9 to 12 years of age. Childcare programs are offered throughout the year at our four centres located in vernon armstrong coldstream and lavington bc. Over 500 child care spaces for children of varying abilities and backgrounds are maintained through these sites.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.9M | $6.5M | $6M | — | $540 | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $6M | $5.9M | $4.9M | — | $540 | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $4.6M | $4.7M | $4.2M | — | $420 | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $4.1M | $3.3M | $2.8M | — | $420 | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $540 to 1 qualified donee:
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions71
- Total compensation, all staff$5.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Curtis Mattenley (member at large); Ashley Ortman (chair); Teagan Seuter (member at large); Sarah Smith (member at large); Shannon Thomas (member at large); Michael Walroth (vice chair); Jordan Badke (member at large); Aria Hahn (member at large); Katy Halvorson (member at large); Sharon Kratsch (secretary); Jacquie Little (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from North Okanagan Child CARE Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139969653RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.