The Sonshine Street Preschool
Publicly funded institution · Langley, British Columbia · BN 869279638RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($731,000) as filed with the CRA.
The Sonshine Street Preschool is a charitable organization based in Langley, British Columbia, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $950K in revenue and $731K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,000.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to South Langley Mennonite Brethren Church. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $422K in 2020 to $950K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The centre is one of bc's $10/day childcarebc programs for not-for-profit organizations public sector organizations indigenous agencies and licensed child care providers. Quality care is provided through our preschool infant toddler and 3-5 daycare programs to langley surrey and aldergrove communities. Wheelchair accessible. Teachers qualified for working with special needs children. Events offered-community family fun fair christmas program field trips mother's day teas.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $950K | $731K | $686K | $3,197 | $5,000 | $322K |
| 2023 | $689K | $646K | $625K | — | — | $133K |
| 2022 | $551K | $564K | $559K | — | — | $90K |
| 2021 | $444K | $440K | $435K | — | — | $103K |
| 2020 | $422K | $356K | $339K | — | $11K | $98K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $5,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$659K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maria Baerg (board member); Laura Chell (board member/chair); Jeannette Bunkowski (director); Doreen Dahl (board member/treasurer); Tracy Lewis (board member); Kelly Traas (board member); Jennifer Petersen (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Sonshine Street Preschool’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869279638RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.