Whistler Waldorf School Society
Publicly funded institution · Whistler, British Columbia · BN 898172416RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,329,129) as filed with the CRA.
Whistler Waldorf School Society is a charitable organization based in Whistler, 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 $3.4M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 31 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
An association school and member of the association of waldorf school of north america based in whistler bc offering waldorf educationfrom preschool to grade 12.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $3.3M | $2.9M | $12K | — | $894K |
| 2023 | $3M | $3.1M | $2.6M | $8,255 | — | $820K |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $2.6M | $5,126 | — | $937K |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $2.8M | $2.2M | $6,587 | — | $868K |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2M | $4,807 | — | $513K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,99928 positions
- $1–39,99911 positions
- Permanent full-time positions31
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Gohlke (director); Desmond Kingsford (trustee); P.J. O'Heany (trustee); Erik Wallsten (governance chair); Jake Power (trustee); Sherry Hilliard (secretary); Julie Persofsky (trustee); Mollianne Reynolds (trustee); Karen Potter (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Whistler Waldorf School Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898172416RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.