Cedars Christian School
Publicly funded institution · Prince George, British Columbia · BN 129944989RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,554,275) as filed with the CRA.
Cedars Christian School is a charitable organization based in Prince George, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $6M in revenue and $5.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 56% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $57K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 45 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Provide christian education for children from preschool through grade 12 as well as an after-school care program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6M | $5.6M | $5M | $5,781 | — | $5.6M |
| 2023 | $5.2M | $5M | $4.5M | $4,685 | — | $5.1M |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $4.2M | $3.6M | — | — | $4.9M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $4.1M | $3.5M | — | — | $4.4M |
| 2020 | $4.1M | $3.7M | $3.2M | — | — | $3.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $57K from 3 charities:
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
- $80,000–119,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions45
- Total compensation, all staff$4.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Bandstra (vice chair); Tammy Bluemink (director); Marilyn Carlaw (secretary); David Claus (treasurer); Luke Cutbil (director); Karla Eby (chairperson); Donya Marie Smith-Powell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cedars Christian School’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129944989RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.