Western School Division No 47
Publicly funded institution · Morden, Manitoba · BN 129855359RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($30,480,018) as filed with the CRA.
Western School Division No 47 is a charitable organization based in Morden, Manitoba, 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 $31.1M in revenue and $30.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $92K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 192 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Provided standard vocational and individual education programs for kindergarten through high school students. Operates the morden adult education centre. Provides psychological and speech and language supports to students. Provides home/school liaison services to support at risk families. Provides student scholarships and opportunities for individuals to contribute to scholarships. Provides support and programming to pre-school children. Operates a breakfast program for students.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31.1M | $30.5M | $29.5M | — | — | $7.3M |
| 2023 | $27.7M | $27.2M | $26.3M | — | — | $6.7M |
| 2022 | $26.1M | $25.7M | $24.9M | — | — | $6.3M |
| 2021 | $24.1M | $24.1M | $23.3M | — | — | $5.9M |
| 2020 | $23M | $22.7M | $22M | — | — | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $92K from 12 charities:
- Morden Area Foundation Inc$26K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$14K
- CWB Welding Foundation$12K
- Morden Area Foundation Inc$10K
- Morden Community Thrift Shop Inc.$8,000
- Abundance Canada$5,000
- Morden Community Thrift Shop Inc.$5,000
- The Winnipeg Foundation$4,995
- United Way Pembina Valley Inc.$3,450
- Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba Inc.$1,700
- Winnipeg Goldeyes Field of Dreams Foundation Inc.$1,000
- Morden Area Foundation Inc$340
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions192
- Total compensation, all staff$23.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Fransen (trustee); Darcy Wolfe (trustee); Lisa Burley (trustee); Susana Hawryshko (trustee); Nicole Levesque (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Western School Division No 47’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129855359RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.