Chemainus Community Schools Association
Publicly funded institution · Chemainus, British Columbia · BN 898179213RR0002 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($425,777) as filed with the CRA.
Chemainus Community Schools Association is a charitable organization based in Chemainus, 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 $454K in revenue and $426K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 44% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,085.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $268K in 2020 to $454K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Preschool program: the preschool program provides early childhood education in a structured supportive environment for children aged 3-5 years old. This program aims to promote social emotional cognitive and physical development through a combination of play-based learning group activities and teacher-led instruction. Our goal is to prepare children for a successful transition to kindergarten by fostering key skills such as communication problem-solving and teamwork. After school program: our after school program serves elementary school aged-children offering a safe and enriching spac…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $454K | $426K | $426K | — | — | $118K |
| 2023 | $465K | $480K | $480K | — | — | $90K |
| 2022 | $332K | $321K | $321K | — | — | $106K |
| 2021 | $371K | $323K | $288K | — | — | $95K |
| 2020 | $268K | $253K | $220K | — | — | $67K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,085 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,99931 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$365K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chelsea McGivern (president); Kelly Karran (vice president); Wendy Lambert (treasurer); Samantha Brumwell (secretary); Sandi Purdell-Lewis (director); Cindy Batyi (director); Enrique Montes (director); Caitlyn Sommerville (director); Laurie Douglas (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chemainus Community Schools Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898179213RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.