Coast Mountain Academy Society
Publicly funded institution · Squamish, British Columbia · BN 837304286RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,118,067) as filed with the CRA.
Coast Mountain Academy Society is a charitable organization based in Squamish, 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 $3.4M in revenue and $3.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from government.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,058 in 2024, the largest being $2,058 to The David Suzuki Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2M in 2020 to $3.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Coast mountain academy is a university-preparatory school for students in grades 7 through 12 founded with the goal of creating a culture of curiosity and wonder while providing an education that is relevant in our modern world. Cma offers not only a rigorous academic program but a well-rounded fine arts athletics and outdoor education program as well. Our highly engaging program takes full advantage of our rich natural environment while fostering sound academic skills in written and oral communication critical thinking creativity and collaboration - the keys to success in post-second…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $3.1M | $2.6M | — | $2,058 | $674K |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $2.4M | — | — | $422K |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $2,355 | — | $121K |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $2,355 | — | -$197K |
| 2020 | $2M | $1.9M | $1.6M | — | — | -$406K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,058 to 1 qualified donee:
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 positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Greenfield (director); Geoffrey Park (director); Toran Savjord (director); Jeremy Black (director); Laura Dobell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Coast Mountain Academy Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 837304286RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.