English Language Institute in China Society
Publicly funded institution · Langley, British Columbia · BN 129029914RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,723,411) as filed with the CRA.
English Language Institute in China Society is a charitable organization based in Langley, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 49% from other charities. In 2024, 24 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $729K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 28 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $2.6M in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Recrutting training and placement of english language teachers in asia and the middle east. Developing new connections in asia as well the middle east and north africa to expand the access of the organization
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $18.1M | $1.9M | $1.8M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2M | $1.9M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $1.9M | $1.7M | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $729K from 24 charities:
- World Charitable Foundation of Canada$662K
- First Alliance Church of the Christian and Misionary Alliance$14K
- Willingdon Church$7,000
- Grande Prairie Church of Christ$6,555
- Grace Church Newmarket$6,350
- West Zion Mennonite Church$5,400
- Bethel Christian Reformed Church$4,754
- Southgate Christian Fellowship Society$3,250
- Heppell Family Foundation$3,000
- Immanuel Fellowship Baptist Church of Clearbrook B.C.$2,040
- Wolf Creek Community Church a Christian Reformed Congregation$1,987
- Emmanuel Baptist Church of Nipawin Inc.$1,800
- Verity Community Church$1,630
- Beaverlodge Alliance Church of the Christian & Missionary Alliance$1,600
- Christian Reformed Church of ST. Albert$1,500
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$984
- The Innerkip Presbyterian Church$833
- Base Christian School$800
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$614
- Abundance Canada$600
- Base Church$600
- Rimbey Christian Reformed Church$514
- Oxford Community Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions28
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Timothy Davis (director); John Dick (director); Steven Hawn (chairman); Dan Browne (secretary/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from English Language Institute in China Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129029914RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.