The Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en Education Society
Publicly funded institution · Hazelton, British Columbia · BN 888528643RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,097,396) as filed with the CRA.
The Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en Education Society is a charitable organization based in Hazelton, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 March 31, 2022, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $268.
Compared with 1,116 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
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Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $742K | $738K | — | — | $897K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $322K | $36K | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $268 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$455K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Pansy Wright-Smith (director); Fedelia O'Brien (director); Jacqueline Smith (director); Ray Jones (director); Leslie Morgan (director); Laurelann Woods (director); Vera Dominic (director); Isabella Wilson (director).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888528643RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.