The Catholic Independent Schools of Nelson Diocese
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 119221380RR0006 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,563,540) 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 $1.7M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 68% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $377.
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 fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $400 in 2024, the largest being $300 to The Terry Fox Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Operation of an Independent Roman Catholic school for students from Kindergarten to grade 6 including a daycare and afterschool care program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $2,426 | $400 | $942K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1,399 | $400 | $784K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $7,047 | $1,600 | $738K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $10K | $450 | $764K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1M | $972K | $7,170 | — | $535K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $400 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $377 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kerry Stanley (secretary); Rex Velmonte (pastor); Anneliese DaSilva (director at large).
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 119221380RR0006), or read how we compute the receipt.