North Star Montessori Elementary Society
Publicly funded institution · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 896726072RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,571,686) as filed with the CRA.
North Star Montessori Elementary Society is a charitable organization based in North Vancouver, 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 $1.7M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from government. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $420.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1 we provide ministry approved education for kindergarten to grade 7 using the montessori philosophy 2 we provide for preschool care using the montessori philosophy 3 we provide after school care for school age children
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $19K | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1,926 | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $696 | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $2,244 | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $962K | $3,383 | — | $948K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $420 from 1 charity:
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
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Nemeth (secretary & vice president); Alicia Hutchinson (president); Suzi Bruce (treasurer); Jade Youck (member at large); Jasmine Bang (member at large); Kristopher Kang (member at large); John Wong (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from North Star Montessori Elementary Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896726072RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.