River Parkway Children's Centre
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119120582RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
River Parkway Children's Centre is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,450.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 25 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To provide high quality care and support to parents in their child-rearing responsibilities. Provided at 40 cleary avenue ottawa a toddler program for 25 children and a preschool program for 32 children. Also provided at river heights children's centre 1515 tenth line road orleans a toddler program for 15 children plus a preschool program for 24 children.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $2M | — | — | — | $6.3M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.9M | — | — | — | $6M |
| 2022 | $914K | $1.8M | — | — | — | $5.7M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.7M | — | — | — | $5.6M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.4M | — | — | — | $5.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,450 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions25
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alexandra Devine (president); Melanie Stoute (treasurer); Lavonne Carter (secretary); Jean-Charles Laplante (director); Celia Geck (director); Eleonore Benesch (non-voting member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from River Parkway Children's Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119120582RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.