Jordan Christian School
Publicly funded institution · Jordan Station, Ontario · BN 119246833RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,717,963) as filed with the CRA.
Jordan Christian School is a charitable organization based in Jordan Station, Ontario, 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 $2.8M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations, 37% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $800K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $4,602 in 2024, the largest being $927 to Women's Place of South Niagara Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $2.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Our Charity operates a school from JK to Grade 12. Where evert subject is taught with a Christian perspective. Our Charity seeks the promotion and establishment of Christian education more particularly in the Niagara Area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.5M | $54K | $4,602 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $2.2M | $60K | $3,772 | -$828K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $44K | $7,243 | $920K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $16K | $2,884 | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $8,206 | $3,400 | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,602 to 9 qualified donees:
Received $800K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Wagenaar (board chair); Edward Otten (board vice-chair); Richard DeKorte (board member); Josh Moes (secretary); John Beeke (board member); Fred Vrugteveen (board member); Marty Wagenaar (board member); Julian Valdez (board member); Alan Van Maanen (board meamber); Jelte Schaafsma (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Jordan Christian School’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119246833RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.