South Surrey Independent School Society
Publicly funded institution · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 139606917RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($22,034,856) as filed with the CRA.
South Surrey Independent School Society is a charitable organization based in Surrey, 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 $23.4M in revenue and $22M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $58K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 102 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,290 in 2024, the largest being $1,290 to Vancouver Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
The society operates and independent primary and secondary school.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.4M | $22M | $19.9M | $217K | $1,290 | $22.6M |
| 2023 | $20.9M | $20.2M | $18.1M | $199K | $2,840 | $21.3M |
| 2022 | $19M | $18.7M | $16.9M | $96K | $2,090 | $20.6M |
| 2021 | $18.9M | $17.9M | $16.1M | $48K | $2,160 | $20.2M |
| 2020 | $18.1M | $17.3M | $15.3M | $94K | $1,360 | $19.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,290 to 1 qualified donee:
- Vancouver Foundation$1,290
Received $58K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- $120,000–159,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions102
- Total compensation, all staff$15.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Preet Brar (governor); Jackie Christofferson (governor); Thomas Deutsch (secretary); Rachael Lawson (chairperson); Yi Zhang (governor); Nick Nuraney (governor); Shane King (treasurer); Ryan Moreno (governor); Robert Carpenter (governor); Christopher Martin (governor); Ricky Nijjar (governor); Riaz Virani (governor); Keith Donegani (governor); Lisa Lewis (governor); Xiang Hua Qi (governor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from South Surrey Independent School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139606917RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.