Lacombe Christian School Society
Publicly funded institution · Lacombe, Alberta · BN 118988542RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,720,970) as filed with the CRA.
Lacombe Christian School Society is a charitable organization based in Lacombe, 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 $4.6M in revenue and $4.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from donations, 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $129K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 22 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operation of an independent private christian school providing education to children from kindergarten through grade 9. Also provides a pre-school program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.6M | $4.7M | $4.4M | $14K | — | -$1,308 |
| 2023 | $4.1M | $4.2M | $3.8M | $6,880 | — | $136K |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $3.9M | $3.6M | $15K | — | $263K |
| 2021 | $4M | $4.4M | $4M | $8,554 | — | $458K |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $3.4M | $3M | $8,018 | — | $832K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $129K from 12 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$31K
- Canadahelps Canadon$31K
- Christian School Foundation (Canada) Inc.$25K
- Woody Nook Christian Reformed Church of Lacombe Alberta$17K
- Redeemer United Reformed Church$8,225
- Canada Gives$6,120
- Bethel Christian Reformed Church$4,495
- Cornerstone Free Reformed Church$2,126
- Sonrise Christian Reformed Church$1,547
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- Christian Stewardship Services$861
- Wolf Creek Community Church a Christian Reformed Congregation$659
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions22
- Total compensation, all staff$3.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aaron Eisses (director); Kayla Deregt (vice chairperson); Albert Schermers (treasurer); Tristan Noordhof (general adjunct); Nathan Kleefman (director); Maria Vanderwal (director); Dustin Ekkel (chairperson); Gwen Tiggelaar (secretary); Carmen Tiemstra (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lacombe Christian School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118988542RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.