Wells Destination School Society
Publicly funded institution · Wells, British Columbia · BN 715899340RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($24,647) as filed with the CRA.
Wells Destination School Society is a charitable organization based in Wells, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $44K in revenue and $25K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from donations, 20% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,915.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Continuing to work toward Independent School Status. Continuing to work on building our facilities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44K | $25K | $22K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2023 | $38K | $15K | $15K | — | $0 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,915 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$24K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lindsay Kay (treasurer/secretary); Alison Galbraith (president); Deborah McKay (director-at-large); Elyssia Sasaki (director-at-large); Donna Williams (director-at-large); Steve Dunsmuir (director-at-large); Stanley Hack (director-at-large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wells Destination School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 715899340RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.