West Side Early Learning and CARE CO-Operative LTD.
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 106987365RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($599,668) as filed with the CRA.
West Side Early Learning and CARE CO-Operative LTD. is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $632K in revenue and $600K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $414K in 2020 to $632K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Operate a 48 space child care centre for preschool and school age children.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $632K | $600K | $588K | $0 | $0 | $251K |
| 2023 | $603K | $568K | $558K | $0 | — | $219K |
| 2022 | $431K | $460K | $451K | — | — | $183K |
| 2021 | $458K | $394K | $385K | — | — | $212K |
| 2020 | $414K | $399K | $390K | $0 | $0 | $148K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$502K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laura Polowski (president); Samantha Couldwell (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Side Early Learning and CARE CO-Operative LTD.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106987365RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.