The Board of Education of School District No. 62 (Sooke)
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 118813005RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($211,901,743) as filed with the CRA.
The Board of Education of School District No. 62 (Sooke) is a charitable organization based in Victoria, 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 $211.4M in revenue and $211.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $87K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $250,000–299,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 1,982 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $1,692 in 2024, the largest being $1,551 to The Canadian Red Cross Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
School District No. 62 (Sooke) provides educational programs within the boundaries of the District in accordance with the British Columbia School Act.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $211.4M | $211.9M | $139.4M | — | $1,692 | $134.4M |
| 2023 | $188.1M | $186.3M | $122.2M | — | $22K | $134.9M |
| 2022 | $164.8M | $164.1M | $109.8M | — | $460 | $140M |
| 2021 | $156.9M | $154.2M | $101M | — | — | $139.3M |
| 2020 | $163.4M | $26.8M | $113.7M | — | $1,491 | $42.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,692 to 3 qualified donees:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$1,551
- RCL Sooke #54 Poppy Fund Society$75
- Children of Armenia Fund$66
Received $87K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9992 positions
- $200,000–249,9995 positions
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1,982
- Total compensation, all staff$175.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allison Watson (trustee); Amanda Dowhy (chair); Ebony Logins (trustee); Russell Chipps (trustee); Cendra Beaton (vice chair); Gertrude Spiller (trustee); Christina Lervold (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. 62 (Sooke)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118813005RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.