ST. Michael's University School Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 108032988RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($51,025,395) as filed with the CRA.
ST. Michael's University School Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, 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 $54.1M in revenue and $51M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from government. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.5M.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 183 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1.1M in 2024, the largest being $1.1M to Vivat Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 19 names.
In its own words
Independent school education for boys and girls - junior kindergarten through grade 12.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $54.1M | $51M | $43.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $53.4M |
| 2023 | $50.4M | $46.8M | $38.6M | $995K | $2.1M | $50.3M |
| 2022 | $49.8M | $42.3M | $34.1M | $1.3M | $2.1M | $46.8M |
| 2021 | $43.2M | $38.8M | $31.8M | $999K | $1.9M | $39.3M |
| 2020 | $41.4M | $39.5M | $32.8M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $34.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.1M to 1 qualified donee:
- Vivat Foundation$1.1M
Received $2.5M from 11 charities:
- Vivat Foundation$2.1M
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$100K
- The Jawl Foundation$100K
- ST. Michaels University School Parents' Auxiliary Society$51K
- The Quail Rock Foundation$40K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$17K
- Vancouver Foundation$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$4,000
- Salomon Robinson Family Foundation$2,500
- Times Colonist Literacy Society$1,900
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
- $200,000–249,9993 positions
- $160,000–199,9995 positions
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions183
- Total compensation, all staff$29M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elisa Djurickovic (director); Gillian Hayden (director); Karl-Eric Briere (director); Doug Freeman (director); Karen Jawl (director); Shelly Berlin (chair); Kyman Chan (treasurer); Ann Glazier Rothwell (director); David Longridge (director); Dan Sheehan (vice-chair); Shannon Hill (director); Peter Finamore (director); Adrian French (director); Neil Mulholland (director); Chris Talbot (vice-chair); Matt Howard (director); Fiona Donald (director); David Kim (director); John MacKay (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. Michael's University School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108032988RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.