Columbia College
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118868504RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,604,194) as filed with the CRA.
Columbia College is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $48.7M in revenue and $37.6M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 74 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 208 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6M in 2020 to $48.7M in 2024.
In its own words
1) Provide university transfer courses and two year Associate Degrees in Arts and Science which are recognized (articulated) by universities in British Columbia and across Canada and certified by the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training. 2) Provide a high school program for grades 10 to 12 with graduates receiving the British Columbia Dogwood certificate and university prep courses certified by the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care. 3) Provide innovative learning opportunities for students to have equitable access to education and build relationships within the comm…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48.7M | $37.6M | $35.3M | $0 | $0 | $109.2M |
| 2023 | $32.6M | $22.4M | $20.8M | — | — | $93.3M |
| 2022 | $6.2M | $5.8M | $4.1M | — | $10K | $83.7M |
| 2021 | $6.6M | $3.3M | $1M | — | $10K | $86M |
| 2020 | $6M | $2.2M | $84K | — | — | $81.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9996 positions
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions208
- Total compensation, all staff$22.3M
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 Columbia College’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118868504RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.