The Western Communities Montessori Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119293108RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($5,296,250) as filed with the CRA.
The Western Communities Montessori 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $4.6M in revenue and $5.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,800.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 58 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.7M in 2020 to $4.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The western communities montessori society (the chairtable organization) operates westmount montessori school which provides a montessori educational program for preschool through high school and before and after school care. Families volunteer a minimum of twelve hours each during the year. The society also runs a montessori teacher training centre which offers a complete montessori early years diploma/certificate program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.6M | $5.3M | $2.9M | — | — | -$946K |
| 2023 | $4.5M | $4.8M | $2.7M | — | — | -$290K |
| 2022 | $4.1M | $4M | $2.2M | — | — | $21K |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $3.5M | $2M | — | — | -$132K |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $3M | $1.6M | $8,423 | — | $76K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,800 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions58
- Total compensation, all staff$3.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Magnus Hanton (ex-officio member); April Sim (secretary); Robin Parker (president); Landon Downs (director); Naomi Larkins (pac president); Quentin Meulepas (director); Crispin Murphy (vice-president); Luke Greiger (treasurer); Colin Doylend (director); Anastassia Bennet (ex-officio member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Western Communities Montessori Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119293108RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.