The Catholic Independent Schools of Nelson Diocese
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 119221380RR0005 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,133,173) as filed with the CRA.
The Catholic Independent Schools of Nelson Diocese is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 74% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $83K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,225 in 2024, the largest being $840 to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of British Columbia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Operation of an Independent Roman Catholic schools for students from Kindergarten to grade 7 including after school care and daycare.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $15K | $1,225 | $494K |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $2M | $2M | $22K | $1,402 | $291K |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $3,873 | $1,372 | $485K |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $5,141 | $281 | $389K |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $4,869 | — | $127K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,225 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $83K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donna Thomas (member at large); Elizabeth Stephens (chair); Sarah Benson Lord (budget committee); Catherine Speirs (budget committee); Ruben Buela (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Catholic Independent Schools of Nelson Diocese’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119221380RR0005), or read how we compute the receipt.