The Board of Education of School District No. 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)
Publicly funded institution · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 107961898RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($209,798,837) as filed with the CRA.
The Board of Education of School District No. 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 $212.1M in revenue and $209.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $222K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $200,000–249,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 1,138 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $145K in 2024, the largest being $95K to Nanaimo Ladysmith Schools Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Donations received by the School District are used to enhance learning opportunities for our students through a variety of ways such as the acquisition of learning aids resources and materials assistance with extra-curricular activities and field trips support for disadvantaged and needy students and the acquisition and installation of playground gym and technological equipment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $212.1M | $209.8M | $202.1M | — | $145K | $45.4M |
| 2023 | $192.7M | $192.5M | $185.3M | — | $386K | $43.1M |
| 2022 | $177.5M | $179.3M | $172.6M | — | $41K | $68.7M |
| 2021 | $175.6M | $173.5M | $167.6M | — | $30K | $69.8M |
| 2020 | $166.4M | $163M | $157M | — | $31K | $62.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $145K to 22 qualified donees:
- Nanaimo Ladysmith Schools Foundation$95K
- Canadian Cancer Society$16K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$15K
- The Terry Fox Foundation$12K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$1,850
- United Way British Columbia$780
- Nanaimo & Area Land Trust Society$600
- British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$562
- Canadahelps Canadon$551
- Nanaimo Community Hospice Society$500
- Movember Canada$371
- Kids Help Phone$328
- BC Cancer Foundation$269
- Nanaimo Family Life Association$180
- Canadian Mental Health Association B.C. Division$159
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$150
- Boys and Girls Club Canada$150
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$143
- Vancouver Island Military Museum$140
- Catnap-(cats Needing Aid and Protection Society)$130
- Ocean Wise Conservation Association$125
- The Nanaimo & District Museum Society$50
Received $222K from 9 charities:
- Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation$92K
- Vancouver Sun Children's Fund Society$52K
- Times Colonist Literacy Society$21K
- Ladysmith Health CARE Auxiliary$19K
- The Art Starts in Schools Society$17K
- Vancouver Foundation$11K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$6,782
- Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation$3,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$192
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9993 positions
- $160,000–199,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1,138
- Total compensation, all staff$176.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Walsh (secretary treasurer); Tania Brzovic (trustee); Greg Keller (board chair); Naomi Bailey (vice-chair); Leanne Lee (trustee); Chantelle Morvay (trustee); Leana Pellegrin (trustee); Mark Robinson (trustee); Tom Rokeby (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. 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107961898RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.