RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·3127 BOWWOOD DR NW · CALGARY, AB · T3B 2E7·BN 130167406RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
River Valley School Society offers a quality hands on inquiry based education program for children preschool aged to Grade 6. Our progressive program is accredited through Alberta Education. River Valley School also operates an accredited licensed daycare program for 3 and 4 year olds as well as before and after school child care through our Kids Club program. River Valley School is the only school in Alberta that offers the Arrowsmith Program a scientific approach to help students overcome learning challenges. River Valley School nurtures every child's innate curiosity to ensure that the… Show more
River Valley School Society offers a quality hands on inquiry based education program for children preschool aged to Grade 6. Our progressive program is accredited through Alberta Education. River Valley School also operates an accredited licensed daycare program for 3 and 4 year olds as well as before and after school child care through our Kids Club program. River Valley School is the only school in Alberta that offers the Arrowsmith Program a scientific approach to help students overcome learning challenges. River Valley School nurtures every child's innate curiosity to ensure that they flourish. How we teach children is determined by who they are how they learn and what engages them. River Valley School develops students who have strong academic and leadership skills social and academic confidence global citizenship independence creativity trust and peace. River Valley School strives to cultivate students with a passion for excellence in everything they do both inside and outside the school. River Valley School develops within its students a strong held sense of beliefs which includes self-respect and respect for others and the environment. Students are challenged to take risks make mistakes and learn from themselves and each other fostering their own natural curiosity. River Valley School supports various programs that impact those around us our city our country and our world. Students develop a lifelong love of learning in a respectful and caring community.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)78¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)22%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.8 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$8.9M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)6%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)20%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $6.6M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $6.0M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.2 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $7.2M | 79¢ | 21% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $6.6M | 79¢ | 21% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $7.7M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $8.9M | 78¢ | 22% | 0.8 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
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Board of directors
14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length
- Lee, RichardBoard Chairarm's length
- von Engelbrechten, EricTreasurerarm's length
- Schultz, JasonSecretaryarm's length
- Crews, ScottDirectorarm's length
- Draper, HeatherDirectorarm's length
- Phillips, AdamDirectorarm's length
- Wing, IssacDirectorarm's length
- Woywitka, TatumDirectorarm's length
- Kelly, JenniferDirectorarm's length
- Pilarski, PiotrDirectorarm's length
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- Minhas, RavinderDirectorarm's length
- Elbers, CyrilDirectorarm's length
- Kolias-Gunn, SamanthaDirectorarm's length
- Shibley, RannyDirectorarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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