The Christian Academy of Western Ontario
Publicly funded institution · London, Ontario · BN 132465444RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,763,541) as filed with the CRA.
The Christian Academy of Western Ontario is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $308K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operating a private pre-kindergarten to grade 8 elementary school where every subject area is taught with a christian perspective. Other programs include a before and after school 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 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $72K | — | $600K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $84K | — | $620K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $51K | $984 | $730K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $42K | $1,148 | $955K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $21K | $681 | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $308K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Caskanette (chair); Erika Bartos (secretary); Barbara Vanbunderen; Dan Katz (treasurer); Ryan Matches (vice chair); Kyle Free; Adam Tenbruggencate; Patience Akanihu; Shanthal Perera.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Christian Academy of Western Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132465444RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.