The Board of Education of School District No. 84 (Vancouver Island West)
Publicly funded institution · Gold River, British Columbia · BN 119216497RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($14,390,469) as filed with the CRA.
The Board of Education of School District No. 84 (Vancouver Island West) is a charitable organization based in Gold River, 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 $14.7M in revenue and $14.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,000.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 74 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14K in 2020 to $14.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The school district provides scholarships and bursaries to students each year which are generally covered by local donors. Money is also donated to help support various school programs such as field trips and outdoor education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.7M | $14.4M | $11.5M | — | — | $10.7M |
| 2023 | $7.7M | $70K | $70K | — | — | $16.9M |
| 2022 | $83K | $83K | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $1,000 | $14K | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $14K | $14K | — | — | — | $2,546 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,000 from 1 charity:
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
- $200,000–249,9993 positions
- $160,000–199,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions74
- Total compensation, all staff$10M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Arlene Fehr (board chair); Jennifer Hanson (trustee); Cynthia Rodgers (trustee); Alison Stiglitz (trustee); Katherine Unger (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. 84 (Vancouver Island West)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119216497RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.