The James Bay Community School Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119239036RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($958,524) as filed with the CRA.
The James Bay Community School Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $986K in revenue and $959K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To oversee and manage programs and services provided by the James Bay Community School Centre which include leisure and recreation programs school age care for children before and after school facility rental senior dinner programs for the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $986K | $959K | $777K | — | — | $479K |
| 2023 | $783K | $893K | $699K | — | — | $832K |
| 2022 | $797K | $909K | $765K | — | — | $562K |
| 2021 | $992K | $1M | $804K | — | — | $674K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $829K | $648K | — | — | $687K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$705K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Louise Sheffer (president); Colleen O'Dowd (director); Tiffany Gilbert (director); Tom Kerr (vice-president); Jonathan Argue (director); Shannon Haszard (treasurer); Maria Margetts (appointed member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The James Bay Community School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119239036RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.