Kelowna Christian School
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 118978881RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($10,747,404) as filed with the CRA.
Kelowna Christian School is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $10.7M in revenue and $10.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $653K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 70 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Operates a group 1 independent school in british columbia from preschool to grade 12. The purpose and mission of kcs is to educate equip and inspire our school community to become disciples of jesus who love and serve god and others. Kcs also has an nternational students program. Regular students and staff participate in local and global missions and discipleship programs and projects to love and serve others in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.7M | $10.7M | — | — | — | $6.1M |
| 2023 | $9.6M | $9.6M | $8.5M | — | — | $6.2M |
| 2022 | $8.3M | $8.3M | $7.2M | — | — | $6.1M |
| 2021 | $8.1M | $8.1M | $7.2M | — | $3,300 | $6.1M |
| 2020 | $8.4M | $7.8M | $6.5M | $63K | $1,000 | $6.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $653K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9996 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions70
- Total compensation, all staff$8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Siebenga (chair); Todd Stathham (vice chair); Jason Cahill (treasurer); Andrea Sereda (secretary); Christopher Downey (member at large); April Martin (member at large); Lindsay Relvas (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kelowna Christian School’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118978881RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.