ST. Thomas More Collegiate LTD.
Publicly funded institution · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 119203248RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($11,984,833) as filed with the CRA.
ST. Thomas More Collegiate LTD. is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, 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 $11.7M in revenue and $12M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 35% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $764K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 70 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $26K in 2024, the largest being $9,543 to ST. Joseph's Province House Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.7M | $12M | $11.2M | — | $26K | -$988K |
| 2023 | $10.9M | $11.5M | $10.8M | — | $24K | -$656K |
| 2022 | $10.4M | $10.7M | $10M | — | $40K | -$42K |
| 2021 | $10.3M | $9.8M | $9.3M | — | $13K | $242K |
| 2020 | $9.7M | $9.3M | $8.8M | — | $67K | -$234K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $26K to 12 qualified donees:
- ST. Joseph's Province House Inc.$9,543
- Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society$6,720
- ST. Mark's College$2,000
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$1,700
- The Terry Fox Foundation$1,589
- The Apostolic Trustees of the Friars Minor Or Franciscans O F Western Canada$1,550
- ST. Thomas More Collegiate Foundation$1,000
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$950
- Christian Advocacy Society of Greater Vancouver$500
- The Downtown Eastside Women's Centre Association$320
- Coalition for Music Education in Canada$200
- Canadian Centre for Christian Charities$150
Received $764K from 6 charities:
- ST. Thomas More Collegiate Foundation$741K
- Open Bible Chapel Foundation$8,925
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$7,700
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$5,259
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$750
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions70
- Total compensation, all staff$7.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Miller (trustee); Kevin Macdonald (trustee); Karen Keilty (trustee); Stephen Garland (president); Frank Chay (director); Sharon Kearney (chair); Nalini McIntosh (secretary); Hugh O'Neill (director); Sean Tessarolo (director); Cam Sylvester (trustee); Edwin Fok (treasurer); Savva Hatzisavva (director); Eric Chow (trustee); Carlos Yam (director); Laurie Sheehan (director); Eric Candelaria (director); Ryan Tones (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. Thomas More Collegiate LTD.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119203248RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.