Society for Christian Education in Southern Alberta
Publicly funded institution · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 130602089RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,192,341) as filed with the CRA.
Society for Christian Education in Southern Alberta is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, 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 $2.6M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 39% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,870.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $2M | $75K | — | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $50K | — | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2.3M | $34K | — | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $35K | — | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2M | $1.9M | $42K | — | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,870 from 8 charities:
- The Christian Reformed Church of Nobleford$4,515
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Lethbridge$1,225
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,158
- ATB Investor Services Foundation$1,066
- Christian Reformed Church of Iron Springs Alberta$956
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$550
- Trinity Reformed Church of Lethbridge$400
- Grace Reformed Church Of Lethbridge—
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$936K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joni Brandsma (director); Laura Maljaars (director); Scott Van't Land (treasurer-director); Gerrit Schooten (director); Dave Neels (director); Josh Dehann (director); Brendan Scholten (chair-director); Daniel Hummel (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Society for Christian Education in Southern Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130602089RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.