The Catholic Independent Schools of Kamloops Diocese ST. James School
Publicly funded institution · Kamloops, British Columbia · BN 131132854RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,624,205) as filed with the CRA.
The Catholic Independent Schools of Kamloops Diocese ST. James School is a charitable organization based in Kamloops, 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 $2.6M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations, 48% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,000.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Operation of a Kindergarten to Grade Seven Independent Catholic School
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.3M | $9,513 | — | -$185K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.1M | $87K | $2,841 | -$146K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $88K | $7,382 | $96K |
| 2021 | $2M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $78K | — | -$102K |
| 2020 | $2M | $2M | $1.8M | $73K | $1,606 | -$8,482 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,000 from 1 charity:
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$2.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joseph Nguyen (president); Ajin George (vice president); Fred Weisbeck (vicar general); Derrick Cameron (chancellor); Douglas McFarlane (secretary); Gregory Sykes (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Catholic Independent Schools of Kamloops Diocese ST. James School’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131132854RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.