Living Waters Christian Academy
Publicly funded institution · Spruce Grove, Alberta · BN 133264424RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,627,046) as filed with the CRA.
Living Waters Christian Academy 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 $2.9M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 53% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $147K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $100 in 2024, the largest being $100 to Africa Inland Mission International (canada). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Independent Christian school from kindergarten to grade twelve offering an educational climate that integrates faith with all aspects of learning.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.6M | $2.3M | — | $40K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.1M | — | $34K | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.2M | $50K | $30K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.3M | $1.9M | $42K | $22K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $2M | $44K | $19K | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $100 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $147K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Samuel John Christian (vice chairman); Jennifer Duby (chair person); Sherri Bueckert (secretary); Gideon Gunawan (treasurer); Bryce Healey (board member); Craig Donkin (board member); Jason Vance (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Living Waters Christian Academy’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133264424RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.