Waterloo CO-Operative Preschool Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 108191859RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($500,231) as filed with the CRA.
Waterloo CO-Operative Preschool Inc. is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, 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 $558K in revenue and $500K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,040.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $118K in 2020 to $558K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We provide preschool and nursery school programs for toddlers and preschoolers on a co-operative basis. This allows children's parents or guardians to become involved with their children's education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $558K | $500K | $500K | — | — | $254K |
| 2023 | $384K | $298K | $201K | $2,566 | — | $153K |
| 2022 | $117K | $104K | $96K | — | — | $67K |
| 2021 | $72K | $75K | $69K | — | — | $49K |
| 2020 | $118K | $118K | $113K | — | — | $55K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,040 from 2 charities:
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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$409K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diana Dragusin (vice-president); Meghan Burns Dolson (vice president); Taylor Marskell (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Waterloo CO-Operative Preschool Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108191859RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.