Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The Wenjack Education Institute
Publicly funded institution · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 873147615RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,346,892) as filed with the CRA.
Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The Wenjack Education Institute is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $9.9M in revenue and $9.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 41 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Developed designed and delivered post secondary programs and services to meet the need of the people of nishnawbe aski nation. Indigenous services canada program: - radiology - social worker degree - native early childhood education - social service worker - bachelor of education - indigenous wellness and addictions - youth engagement - college access - pre-health employment and social development canada - aviation nishnawbe aski nation - mental health workshop mcu programs mental health virtual learning support for students with disabilities personal support worker and practical nursing …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.9M | $9.3M | $7.6M | — | — | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $7.9M | $7.8M | $5.1M | — | — | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $7.9M | $7.7M | $5.5M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $5.6M | $5.2M | $3.7M | — | — | $4.1M |
| 2020 | $7.6M | $5.9M | $4.9M | — | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions41
- Total compensation, all staff$3.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fabian Batise (chair); Lynda Beardy (director); Sarah Waboose (director); Cynthia Fiddler (director); Debbie Ross (director); Tehya Quachegan (director); DGC Victor Linklater (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The Wenjack Education Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873147615RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.