The Board of Education of School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade)
Publicly funded institution · Hope, British Columbia · BN 119216513RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($35,287,058) as filed with the CRA.
The Board of Education of School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade) is a charitable organization based in Hope, 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 $35M in revenue and $35.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 311 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To provide educational programs for students enrolled in schools in the district including to provide post-secondary scholarships and bursaries to graduating students and enhancing the learning environment of the school district.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35M | $35.3M | $33.1M | — | — | $9.8M |
| 2023 | $29.8M | $29.1M | $27.5M | — | — | $16.1M |
| 2022 | $29.8M | $29.1M | $27.5M | — | — | $14.5M |
| 2021 | $27.3M | $27M | $25.6M | — | — | $14M |
| 2020 | $25.7M | $26.1M | $23.1M | — | — | $13.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions311
- Total compensation, all staff$28.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wendy Coleman-Lawley (trustee); Wendy Clark (trustee); Linda Kerr (trustee); Cathy Speth (trustee); Heather Stewin (trustee); Patricia Desjardins (trustee); Andrea Hensen (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. 78 (Fraser-Cascade)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119216513RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.