Bowen Island Montessori School Society
Publicly funded institution · Bowen Island, British Columbia · BN 894085166RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($137,113) as filed with the CRA.
Bowen Island Montessori School Society is a charitable organization based in Bowen Island, British Columbia, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $129K in revenue and $137K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from government. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,500.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We offer an inspired style of child care by blending key points of montessori and play-based philosophies to create a calm atmosphere for children between the ages of 30 months and 6 years of age. Our primary intention is to provide a lively dynamic and joyful place where children engage in a variety of activities while encouraging socialization and cooperative play. Our integrated program offers art music numeracy literacy science and creative play. Bims' peaceful and non-competitve setting believes in 'I can do this' while nurturing each child's natural love and sense of wonder. Small …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $129K | $137K | — | — | — | $62K |
| 2023 | $116K | $106K | — | — | — | $69K |
| 2022 | $123K | $124K | $111K | $485 | — | $53K |
| 2021 | $155K | $115K | $89K | — | — | $61K |
| 2020 | $110K | $108K | $89K | $909 | — | $20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $3,500 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$69K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kendra Patton (chair); Sarah McDonald (treasurer); Ashley Jardine (secretary); Erin Sinclair (member at large); Meghan Prince (member at large); Celia Hamilton (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bowen Island Montessori School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894085166RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.