Steveston Japanese Language School Society
Publicly funded institution · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 119173300RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($162,324) as filed with the CRA.
Steveston Japanese Language School Society is a charitable organization based in Richmond, 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 $170K in revenue and $162K in expenditures.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 81% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We are committed to education culture and community by providing Japanese language classes for children aged 3 to 17 adults and participating and hosting community events. All programs are available to the public and designed to promote the understanding of the Japanese language and culture among the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $170K | $162K | $154K | $4,458 | — | $189K |
| 2023 | $157K | $151K | $143K | $4,223 | — | $182K |
| 2022 | $128K | $134K | $130K | $398 | $200 | $176K |
| 2021 | $134K | $140K | — | — | — | $179K |
| 2020 | $128K | $133K | — | — | — | $188K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$134K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Ohara (chair); April Nagasawa (treasurer); Winnie Wang (director); Amelia Spinelli (secretary); Lio Hou lun (Henry) (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Steveston Japanese Language School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119173300RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.