RisingOaks Early Learning Ontario
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 137747705RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($14,214,933) as filed with the CRA.
RisingOaks Early Learning Ontario is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $14.6M in revenue and $14.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,534.
Compared with 34 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 185 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The objects for which the corporation is incorporated are: a) To establish maintain and operate a non-profit licensed child care centre for physically emotionally developmentally or financially disadvantage children within the community. b) To establish maintain and conduct a non-profit child care licensed under the Child Care and Early Years Act 2014 SO 2014 c 11 Sch. 1 for education including care and guidance to children. c) To initiate develop and conduct non-profit child care programs seminars and conferences available to the community at large and directed specifically towards…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.6M | $14.2M | $13.2M | — | — | $4.9M |
| 2023 | $13.4M | $13M | $11.8M | — | — | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $11.3M | $11M | $10.1M | — | — | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $11.8M | $10.5M | $9.8M | — | — | $4M |
| 2020 | $9.9M | $8.9M | $8.2M | — | — | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,534 from 3 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 positions185
- Total compensation, all staff$10.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hyun-Kyung Carolyn Bahk (authorized signatory); Julia Bloom (director chair); Alisha Michiels (director past chair); Lori Prospero (ceo corporate secretary); Jessica Ronzio (director vice chair); Robert MacDonald (director); Katherine Walsh (director); Bernie Crawford (director); Cindy Ofunne (director); Christel Wu (director); Yang (Alex) Zhou (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from RisingOaks Early Learning Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137747705RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.