Peace Christian School
Publicly funded institution · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 118818491RR0112 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,053,622) as filed with the CRA.
Peace Christian School is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, 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 $1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 68% from government, 15% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $799K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operates as a complete christian school program for kindergarten through grade 12 that is fully accredited by the british columbia ministry of education as well as an early learning program for three & four year olds.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1.1M | $964K | $4,417 | — | -$224K |
| 2023 | $794K | $923K | $824K | $6,936 | $441 | -$215K |
| 2022 | $893K | $766K | $731K | $1,376 | $597 | -$79K |
| 2021 | $943K | $820K | $734K | $9,865 | $429 | -$156K |
| 2020 | $848K | $1M | $938K | $14K | $1,207 | -$284K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $799K from 3 charities:
- Seventh Day Adventist Church (british Columbia Conference)$757K
- Seventh Day Adventist Church (british Columbia Conference)$42K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$811K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kristin Atherton (principal); Norman Bunker (chair); Stacy Siller (treasurer); Edward Lepp (board member); Neil Peralta (board member); Lianna Hunter (board member); Chelan Gordon (board member); Cheryl Widdicombe (board member); Catherine Astleford (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Peace Christian School’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118818491RR0112), or read how we compute the receipt.