Coast Mountain College
Publicly funded institution · Terrace, British Columbia · BN 107785677RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($47,842,472) as filed with the CRA.
Coast Mountain College is a charitable organization based in Terrace, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $49.7M in revenue and $47.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $162K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 202 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $432K in 2024, the largest being $432K to CMTN Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Coast Mountain College (CMTN) is an accredited post-secondary institution that serves the diverse communities and learners of BC's beautiful northwest region. CMTN has four regional campuses where the College provides quality and affordable education and a wide variety of certificates diplomas and associate degrees. We depend on charitable donations to supplement bursaries for students and to pay for the equipment materials and capital investments that enhance our programs. Through donations we are able to improve facilities program options and access to education focusing on meetin…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $49.7M | $47.8M | — | — | $432K | $0 |
| 2023 | $41.3M | $41.2M | — | — | $3,155 | $0 |
| 2022 | $38.3M | $38.2M | — | — | $1,017 | $0 |
| 2021 | $35.5M | $35.8M | $0 | $0 | $43K | $0 |
| 2020 | $36.7M | $36.7M | — | — | — | $1 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $432K to 1 qualified donee:
- CMTN Foundation$432K
Received $162K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9993 positions
- $160,000–199,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions202
- Total compensation, all staff$27M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laurie Waye (cmtn president); Michael Doyle (vp corporate services); Ruth Hidber (director of finance).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Coast Mountain College’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107785677RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.