Calgary French & International School Society
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119218022RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,496,552) as filed with the CRA.
Calgary French & International School Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, 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 $18.8M in revenue and $18.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 103 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $6,820 in 2024, the largest being $3,517 to Kids Cancer Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
CFIS advances education by operating a school for students in preschool to Grade 12 in a French language immersion setting. We also offer a before and after school care program in a French language setting and summer camps
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.8M | $18.5M | $15.2M | $268K | $6,820 | $10.5M |
| 2023 | $17.8M | $16.6M | $13.8M | $263K | $2,656 | $10.2M |
| 2022 | $16.5M | $16.4M | $13.2M | $142K | $6,076 | $9M |
| 2021 | $16.1M | $15.5M | $12.7M | $37K | $1,442 | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $16.1M | $15.7M | $12.1M | $358K | $701 | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,820 to 6 qualified donees:
- Kids Cancer Foundation$3,517
- The Womans Health Centre$1,500
- Terry Fox Foundation$863
- Fondation Paul- Gerin Lajoie$490
- The Royal Legion$250
- Canadian Orca Rescue$200
Received $32K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9996 positions
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions103
- Total compensation, all staff$13.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Katherine Bilson (governor and chairperson); Mario Mele (governor); Katherine Mueller (governor); Vlad Grigore (vice chair and governor); Marc Hodgins (governor); Gordon Ellis (governor); Josh Share (governor); Oyin Shyllon (secretary treasurer and govern); Heather Treacy (governor); Derek Wheatley (governor); Jim Zunti (governor); Margarita Houston (governor); Jo-Anne Yau (governor); Prince Azom (governor); Nketti Johnston-Taylor (governor); Mark Schultz (governor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calgary French & International School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119218022RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.