Black Gold Regional Division No 18
Publicly funded institution · Nisku, Alberta · BN 139907851RR0003 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($158,218,890) as filed with the CRA.
Black Gold Regional Division No 18 is a charitable organization based in Nisku, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 $158.9M in revenue and $158.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $204K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 1,281 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Black Gold School Division provides training and instruction to approximately 12 300 students in Grades ECS to 12 through the operation of 32 schools.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $158.9M | $158.2M | $147.5M | $338K | — | $205.3M |
| 2023 | $149.9M | $151.6M | $140.7M | $564K | — | $194.3M |
| 2022 | $140.9M | $141.8M | $131.4M | $362K | — | $177.2M |
| 2021 | $138.2M | $135.1M | $124.9M | $75K | $0 | $174.8M |
| 2020 | $132.4M | $131.7M | $121.8M | $332K | $0 | $165.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $204K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9996 positions
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1,281
- Total compensation, all staff$121.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Black Gold Regional Division No 18’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139907851RR0003), or read how we compute the receipt.