Independent Baptist Christian Education Society
Publicly funded institution · Spruce Grove, Alberta · BN 873673230RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,388,168) as filed with the CRA.
Independent Baptist Christian Education Society is a charitable organization based in Spruce Grove, Alberta, 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 $1.3M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $768.
Compared with 1,247 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 $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $3.3M in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Ibces is an independant school board operating an accredited christian school grades ecs-12. Education is provided in school and as home education and distance learning. Education programs include religious and academic programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $9,465 | — | $228K |
| 2023 | $906K | $1.1M | — | — | — | $314K |
| 2022 | $704K | $978K | — | — | — | $508K |
| 2021 | $5M | $5.1M | $4.7M | $2,488 | $296K | $781K |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3.4M | $3.3M | $8,642 | — | $880K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $768 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$895K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Coldwell (chairman); Robert Lummerding (treasurer); David Antipolo (director); David Crossman (director); David Harness (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Independent Baptist Christian Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873673230RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.