West Coast Montessori Society
Publicly funded institution · Langley, British Columbia · BN 894233543RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,847,383) as filed with the CRA.
West Coast Montessori Society is a charitable organization based in Langley, 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 $2.9M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.4M in 2020 to $2.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Providing an education facility trained professionals and the necessary equipment to maintain the highest level of education quality for children in a montessori environment afterschool and summer day care programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $2M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,99919 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kristen Tremblay (president); Alena Buis (secretary); Mark Christianson (vice president); Amanda Laboucane (director); Jason Essaunce (treasurer); Matthieu Haack (director); Amy Norton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Coast Montessori Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894233543RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.