The Wellspring Foundation for Education
Charitable organization · Langley, British Columbia · BN 886334408RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,125,863) as filed with the CRA.
The Wellspring Foundation for Education is a charitable organization based in Langley, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 41% from other charities. In 2024, 33 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $985K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 81% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 34 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The wellspring foundation for education’s programs have equipped 256 school leaders to build safe and welcoming schools where children thrive; empowered 3 710 teachers to bring engaging lessons to life for students every day; supported 11 252 parents and caregivers to encourage learning at home; so that 169 300 children and youth are benefiting from education that enables them to grow into their potential. Out hallmark approach – the school development program – continued to serve students teachers school leaders parents and community representatives in 3 sectors of rubavu district in rwan…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.4M | $386K | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $1.7M | $418K | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.8M | $1.9M | $469K | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $2.6M | $1.8M | $445K | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $1.8M | $359K | $59K | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $985K from 33 charities:
- Toronto Foundation$202K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$200K
- The Charis Foundation$100K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$70K
- Acts of Grace Foundation$55K
- Abundance Canada$40K
- Seacliff Foundation$40K
- D.H. Falle Family Foundation$40K
- North Langley Community Church$36K
- Manitoba Council for International CO-Operation Inc.$28K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$28K
- Open Bible Chapel Foundation$25K
- Fellowship Baptist Stewardship Services Society$24K
- Munday-Maxwell & Gaylene-Association$20K
- The Foundation Office.ca$15K
- Joyful Living Joyful Giving Foundation$14K
- Oakville Community Foundation$10K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$9,724
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$5,250
- Vernon Alliance Church$4,200
- Chartwell Baptist Church$4,001
- Bridgeway Foundation$2,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,347
- Ross-Shire Foundation$2,000
- Lord's Grace Church Society$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions34
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Thiessen (director); Karen McCullough (director); Olafsen Doris (director); Meghan Lacoste (director); Wes Robinson (director); Serge Kamari (director); Kevin Asman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wellspring Foundation for Education’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886334408RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.