Meadows Christian Education Society
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 798871869RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,096,857) as filed with the CRA.
Meadows Christian Education Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 $2.4M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $34K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $308K in 2021 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Meadows christian education society (mces) runs meadows christiant academy. Mces teachers deliver the alberta program of studies from a christian worldview. Mces engages volunteers to help assist in the education of its students. Mces enrolls students willing to abide by the statement of faith and student handbook. Mces hires teachers with the credentials required to teach in the province of alberta and provides a wide range of professional development opportunities equipping its teachers to deliver the program of studies in a professional engaging manner. Mces encourages students to grow in …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $3,888 | — | $746K |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $3,491 | — | $478K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $14K | — | $338K |
| 2021 | $308K | $2,907 | — | — | — | $305K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $34K 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin William (chair); David Treau (treasurer/secretary); Nathaniel Utley (director); Jeff McConnell (director); Krysti Taylor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Meadows Christian Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 798871869RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.