The Edmonton Society for Christian Education
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 131433963RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,689,621) as filed with the CRA.
The Edmonton Society for Christian Education is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $3.6M in revenue and $3.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $71K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
The society's programs all support christian education from preschool through grade 12 within edmonton. The primary support program is for edmonton christian education for edmonton christian schools an alternative program of edmonton public schools. Programs are: 1. The society owns operates and maintains the school buildings and buses; 2. The society supports programs for development of christian staff perspective and christian curriculum; 3. The society promotes christian education within the edmonton community; 4. The society pays edmonton public schools for the cost of the christia…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6M | $3.7M | $3.2M | $22K | — | $5.6M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3.8M | $3.4M | $24K | — | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $3.4M | $3M | $23K | — | $5.8M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $3M | $1.9M | $21K | — | $6M |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $2.7M | $2.3M | $20K | — | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $71K from 11 charities:
- Christian Stewardship Services$51K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,500
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$5,400
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,360
- Thiessen Dedicated Trust$2,500
- Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Edmonton$1,300
- West End Christian Reformed Church$999
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church$630
- The BML Wolthuis Charitable Foundation$500
- Inglewood Christian Reformed Church$487
- Christian Reformed Church of ST. Albert$178
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$587K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Edmonton Society for Christian Education’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131433963RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.