Calvin Christian School Society of Hamilton
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 118825900RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,482,253) as filed with the CRA.
Calvin Christian School Society of Hamilton is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, 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 $5.4M in revenue and $5.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 6% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $173K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 25 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $2,573 in 2024, the largest being $729 to Kidney Cancer Canada Association / Association Canadienne du cancer du rein. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Our charity maintains and conducts and Elementary School JK to Grade 8 on one campus and JK to Grade 3 on a second campus with classes based on and consistent with the Holy Bible as the infallible Word of God. This includes employment of staff and teachers purchase and maintenance of capital assets include buses and various fund-raising activities. Other programs we have available are: Before & After School Care Program and Special Education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4M | $5.5M | $5.1M | $89K | $2,574 | $4M |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $5.3M | $4.8M | $148K | $1,543 | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $4.9M | $4.8M | $4.4M | $172K | $4,979 | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $4.4M | $4.1M | $54K | $3,789 | $4M |
| 2020 | $4M | $3.7M | $3.5M | $31K | $10K | $4.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,573 to 4 qualified donees:
Received $173K from 16 charities:
- The John & Ellie Voortman Charitable Foundation$85K
- Christian Stewardship Services$28K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$22K
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- The Hensen Foundation$7,627
- Sun Light Foundation$5,000
- Immanuel Christian Reformed Church of Hamilton$2,620
- Meadowlands Fellowship Christian Reformed Church$2,558
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$2,430
- Netherlands Reformed Congregation at Hamilton$2,131
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of York$485
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$207
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$165
- Rehoboth United Reformed Church of Hamilton$100
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions25
- Total compensation, all staff$4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Garrit Hosmar (like official); Amanda Breimer (like official).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calvin Christian School Society of Hamilton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118825900RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.