Chesterton Academy of Ottawa
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 755752912RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($323,796) as filed with the CRA.
Chesterton Academy of Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $388K in revenue and $324K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $170K.
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 (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $78K in 2021 to $388K in 2024.
In its own words
The chesterton academy of ottawa provides a classical education to students in grades 9 to 12 who would not otherwise have access to it. The teaching staff of 11 includes 5 volunteers and 6 paid teachers 3 of whom are part-time.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $388K | $324K | $324K | — | — | $235K |
| 2023 | $273K | $240K | $230K | — | — | $163K |
| 2022 | $277K | $226K | $216K | — | — | $142K |
| 2021 | $78K | $62K | $62K | — | — | $92K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $170K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$259K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chesterton Academy of Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 755752912RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.