Aurora School LTD.
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 899152730RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($14,326,386) as filed with the CRA.
Aurora School LTD. is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 $13.7M in revenue and $14.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,459.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 61 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8.6M in 2020 to $13.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Aurora School Ltd is a publicly funded Charter School in Edmonton Alberta with 1210 students from Kindergarten to grade 12 for the 2023-2024 School year. Aurora follows an enriched curriculum with an emphasis on building a solid foundation of knowledge skills and attitudes. Aurora continues to increase the use of technology in the delivery of its programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.7M | $14.3M | $13.8M | $4,298 | — | $9.1M |
| 2023 | $11.5M | $11.5M | $10.8M | $19K | — | $9.7M |
| 2022 | $9.7M | $9.8M | $9.2M | $187 | $1,127 | $10.2M |
| 2021 | $9.1M | $9M | $8.6M | — | $250 | $10.8M |
| 2020 | $8.6M | $8.3M | $7.9M | $12K | $1,209 | $10.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $3,459 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions61
- Total compensation, all staff$8.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Zahida Hirani-Saran (board chair); Constance Amenaghawon; Fauziat Raji (board vice chair); Ajoke Omage; Adedayo Ojeleye; Jennifer Singh; Kerry-Ann Sitcheron.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Aurora School LTD.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899152730RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.