Chinook School Division No. 211
Publicly funded institution · Swift Current, Saskatchewan · BN 831174073RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($91,138,146) as filed with the CRA.
Chinook School Division No. 211 is a charitable organization based in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, 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 $90.9M in revenue and $91.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 872 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $4,836 in 2024, the largest being $2,796 to Kinsmen Foundation Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Providing educational programs to students K-12 in southwestern Saskatchewan.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $90.9M | $91.1M | $87.3M | — | — | $91.8M |
| 2023 | $88M | $90.5M | $86.9M | — | — | $92.1M |
| 2022 | $84.9M | $91.3M | $87.3M | — | — | $94.6M |
| 2021 | $86.8M | $87.2M | $83.4M | — | — | $102.1M |
| 2020 | $84.2M | $82.4M | $78.9M | — | — | $102.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,836 to 7 qualified donees:
- Kinsmen Foundation Inc.$2,796
- LSC Food Bank Corporation$545
- Village of Val Marie$525
- Royal Canadian Legion Shaunavon Sask Branch No. 40 Poppy Fu ND$520
- The Royal Canadian Legion$200
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$150
- Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan Inc.$100
Received $27K from 8 charities:
- Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta$19K
- Saskatchewan Community Foundation Corp.$5,000
- Sasktel Telcare Employees Charity Trust$637
- Sasktel Telcare Employees Charity Trust$637
- Sasktel Telcare Employees Charity Trust$637
- Diamond C Cowboy Church Inc.$500
- Trailview Alliance Church of Swift Current$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$72
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9996 positions
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions872
- Total compensation, all staff$67M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rachael Eliason (trustee); Dianne Hahn (chair); Gwen Humphrey (trustee); Susan Mouland (trustee); Tim Ramage (trustee); Katelyn Toney (trustee); Rachelle Patzer (vice chair); Tena Schneider (trustee); Derek Moorhead (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chinook School Division No. 211’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 831174073RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.