Regina Early Learning Centre Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 106887771RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,702,384) as filed with the CRA.
Regina Early Learning Centre 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $288K.
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 46% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 40 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The regina early learning centre works in partnership with families to support the healthy development of children from prenatal through five years of age. The centre was established in 1977 as a preschool program for children in north central regina. The centre has grown in size and scope of programming but remains true to its original value of working in partnership with parents; being culturally sensitive affirming and respecting the values of families. Programs offered include a 96 space preschool program the kidsfirst homevisiting program the pat (parents as teachers) program a range…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $21K | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $79K | — | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.1M | $31K | — | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $30K | — | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $20K | — | $896K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $288K from 14 charities:
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$165K
- Access Communications Children's Fund Inc.$50K
- Regina Education and Action on Community Hunger Incorporated$19K
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$15K
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$10K
- Madonna Foundation$10K
- United Way of Regina$6,821
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,264
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$3,111
- Wesley United Church$2,775
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$1,444
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$567
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$150
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 positions40
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lori Whiteman (board chair); Taryn Acoose (vice chair); Jim Powell (treasurer); Natasha Berriault (member at large); Danielle Pass (member at large); Danica Escobar (member at large); Hillegonna Morrow (secretary); Elizabeth McKay (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Regina Early Learning Centre Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106887771RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.