Vernon Christian School Society
Publicly funded institution · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 108170580RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,430,077) as filed with the CRA.
Vernon Christian School Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, 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 July 31, 2024, it reported $6.5M in revenue and $5.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations, 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $91K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 45 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
'equipping students for a life of discipleship by providing excellent education in a Christ-centered community'. We do this by offering grades K to 12 education with a Biblical foundation. We also include international students and preschool students.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.5M | $5.4M | $4.4M | $204K | $0 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | $6.1M | $5.3M | $4.2M | $220K | $0 | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $5.3M | $5M | $3.9M | $220K | — | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $5M | $4.9M | $3.8M | $252K | $0 | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $4.9M | $4.5M | $3.4M | $27K | $0 | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $91K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions45
- Total compensation, all staff$3.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darrin Taylor (chair); Rachel Enns (director); Michelle Kwapis (director); Ryan Leyenhorst (treasurer); Laura Shaw (director); Jonathan Ganson (director); Gregg Douma (director); James Woller (director); Peter Prediger (director); Amanda Perrier (director); Kylee Howard (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vernon Christian School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108170580RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.