The Board of Education of School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley)
Publicly funded institution · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 891105074RR0003 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($127,329,921) as filed with the CRA.
The Board of Education of School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley) is a charitable organization based in Duncan, 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 $129.9M in revenue and $127.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 662 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $129.9M | $127.3M | $123.4M | — | — | $61.1M |
| 2023 | $122.7M | $119.8M | $115.9M | — | — | $58.6M |
| 2022 | $116.2M | $110.7M | $107.4M | — | — | $60M |
| 2021 | $109.2M | $106.3M | $103.3M | — | — | $54.5M |
| 2020 | $103.8M | $102M | $99.2M | — | — | $51.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $33K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions662
- Total compensation, all staff$107.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cathy Schmidt (trustee); Karen Croft (trustee); Randy Doman (trustee); Cindy Lise (trustee); Eduardo Sousa (trustee); Jennifer Strachan (trustee); Joseph Thorne (trustee); Jason Sandquist (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Board of Education of School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891105074RR0003), or read how we compute the receipt.