Wilp Wilxo'oskwhl Nisga'a Society
Publicly funded institution · Gitwinksihlkw, British Columbia · BN 139502520RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,234,210) as filed with the CRA.
Wilp Wilxo'oskwhl Nisga'a Society is a charitable organization based in Gitwinksihlkw, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $13.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Continued to provide post secondary indigenous education in the nass valley and other locations where significant numbers of nisga'a nation people reside.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.8M | — | — | $644K |
| 2023 | $2M | $1.9M | $1M | — | — | $635K |
| 2022 | $2M | $2M | $118K | — | — | $517K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $841K | — | — | $502K |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $779K | — | — | $481K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Arthur Azak (chair person); Bobby Clark (director); Jean Clayton (director); Sally Nyce (director); Henry Stephens (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wilp Wilxo'oskwhl Nisga'a Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139502520RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.