ST. Thomas Community Christian School Society
Publicly funded institution · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 108043019RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,501,647) as filed with the CRA.
ST. Thomas Community Christian School Society is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $3.6M in revenue and $3.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from donations, 19% from government. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $100K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2M in 2020 to $3.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Our charity runs a day school JK to grade 12 where every subject area is taught with a Christian Perspective. Other programs we have available are: Before and After School Program Arrowsmith
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6M | $3.5M | $3.3M | $60K | — | -$60K |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $3M | $2.8M | $34K | — | -$151K |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $34K | $49K | $803K |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $2M | $1.8M | $4,316 | — | $810K |
| 2020 | $2M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $21K | — | $790K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $100K from 10 charities:
- Christian School Foundation (Canada) Inc.$81K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$5,000
- Fellowship Christian Reformed Church of ST. Thomas$4,247
- The Junction Christian Reformed Church of ST. Thomas$3,576
- United Way Elgin Middlesex$2,813
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,440
- Christian Stewardship Services$1,000
- Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada$600
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$575
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$2.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matt Miedema (chair); Grace Boekestyn (director); John Yeomans (vice - chair); William Coleman (secretary); Brittany Wescott (director); Chris Dodson (treasurer); Andrea Dodds (director); Rachel VanPelt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. Thomas Community Christian School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108043019RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.