Surrey German Language School Society
Publicly funded institution · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 891456840RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($141,431) as filed with the CRA.
Surrey German Language 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $148K in revenue and $141K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 12% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $599.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The society supports the surrey german language school which teaches german language and culture to students aged 4 to adults. These classes which run from september to may enable the children of german-canadian parents to maintain their language culture and heritage. They also serve anyone in the community interested in learning german language and culture.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $148K | $141K | $117K | — | — | $97K |
| 2023 | $128K | $109K | $85K | — | — | $91K |
| 2022 | $135K | $154K | $125K | — | — | $71K |
| 2021 | $109K | $109K | $97K | — | — | $90K |
| 2020 | $142K | $122K | $108K | — | — | $91K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $599 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$87K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Monica Herie (secretary); Tilman Glimm (vice-president); Susanne Boos; Tracey Dye (treasurer); Fredrick Voglmaier (president); Annabelle Devos.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Surrey German Language School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891456840RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.