Vermilion & Area Brighter Beginnings Society
Publicly funded institution · Vermillion, Alberta · BN 889887980RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($741,420) as filed with the CRA.
Vermilion & Area Brighter Beginnings Society is a charitable organization based in Vermillion, Alberta, 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 $849K in revenue and $741K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,000.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $542K in 2020 to $849K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The Private ECS Operator delivers education programs under the authority of the School Act Section 30(4) Statutes of Alberta 2022. The society provides four main programs: Centre Based Home Visitation and Outreach. Centre Based Program provides an opportunity for children (ages 3 - 5) and families to learn together it consists of comprehensive programming for individual needs. Home Visitation Program addresses all facet of the child's (ages 0- 5) development during in home. Outreach Program serves families in several communities. Summer Program for children aged 3 - 6 in several com…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $849K | $741K | $74K | — | — | $889K |
| 2023 | $663K | $537K | $49K | $3,954 | — | $781K |
| 2022 | $585K | $475K | $49K | $4,254 | — | $655K |
| 2021 | $627K | $489K | $46K | $1,725 | — | $546K |
| 2020 | $542K | $527K | $64K | $1,575 | — | $393K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$571K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peggie Roth (president/chairperson); Sheri Martin (treasurer); Arianna Jones (director); Kayla Kern (director); Elsie Rayment (secretary); Stephanie Webb (fundraising chair); Kristen Martin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vermilion & Area Brighter Beginnings Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889887980RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.