National Ski Academy / Collingwood
Publicly funded institution · Collingwood, Ontario · BN 119051936RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,146,470) as filed with the CRA.
National Ski Academy / Collingwood is a charitable organization based in Collingwood, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,720.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,049 in 2024, the largest being $2,049 to Ontario Track3 Adaptive Sports Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operating a world class athletic and academic facility for the training of alpine skiers to international olympic and post secondary education levels. The academy is a fully accredited private school offering academics to their athletes as well as other members of the community requiring customized education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $2.1M | $1.3M | $6,802 | $2,049 | $532K |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $2.1M | $802K | $4,669 | $2,218 | $737K |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.2M | $1M | $1,771 | — | $918K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $649K | $2,300 | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $911K | $2,083 | — | $905K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,049 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $5,720 from 2 charities:
- Toronto Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$720
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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$936K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jurg Gfeller (director); Brigitte Kopas (past chair); Mackenzie Irwin (chair); Bennett Carter (finance chair); James Leone (director); Bill Reeves (director); Cynthia Robertson (director); Cameron Beatty (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from National Ski Academy / Collingwood’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119051936RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.