The Board of Education of School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)
Publicly funded institution · Merritt, British Columbia · BN 891046070RR0002 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($54,949) as filed with the CRA.
The Board of Education of School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) is a charitable organization based in Merritt, 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 $31K in revenue and $55K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,125.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Provide bursaries for graduating high school students fund and enhance school and student based programs fund special projects within schools
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31K | $55K | $55K | — | — | $179K |
| 2023 | $77K | $97K | $97K | — | — | $203K |
| 2022 | $47K | $32K | $32K | — | — | $223K |
| 2021 | $46K | $16K | — | — | — | $209K |
| 2020 | $23K | $15K | — | — | — | $179K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,125 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gordon Swan (chairperson); John Chenoweth (trustee); Everett Hoisington (trustee); David Rainer (trustee); Leah Ward (trustee); Justin Jepsen (trustee); Jamie Kent-Laidlaw (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Board of Education of School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891046070RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.