Anchor Academy Society
Publicly funded institution · Salmon Arm, British Columbia · BN 861049286RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($5,899,345) as filed with the CRA.
Anchor Academy Society is a private foundation based in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. 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 $5.9M in revenue and $5.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $500.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Provided support for student missions and bursaries with the purpose of advancing education and religion. Distributed learning (d.l.) programs including special education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.9M | $5.9M | $5.9M | — | $10K | -$64K |
| 2023 | $5.4M | $5.6M | — | — | $10K | -$64K |
| 2022 | $5M | $5.4M | — | — | $14K | $175K |
| 2021 | $5.6M | $5.3M | $3,544 | — | $12K | $597K |
| 2020 | $5.3M | $5.1M | $3,019 | — | $11K | $265K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $500 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Litchi (trustee); Deedee Koschielny (trustee); Grace Hunt (trustee); Joe Beerstra (trustee); Matt Hunt (chairman); Owen Baker (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Anchor Academy Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861049286RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.