So why do our local Catholic Schools need your help?
While it is true that our local Catholic Schools receive a portion of their funding from the provincial government’s education grants, it is only 50% of the per pupil operating cost of our local public school district.
Parents and families of students usually bear the largest portion of the costs associated as they pay fees per student registered in our schools. Capital improvement projects, facilities, etc. are not funded by government in any way and as such must come out of our operating budget entirely. This is true for all BC Catholic schools.
The goal of our Catholic Schools is to provide a focused and appropriate education that is reflected and obtained through Catholic principles and teaching, while striving to prepare the whole person for a successful life here on earth and for their eternal soul in heaven. Your gift is one small way that you can help in our common pursuit of this goal for each of our local families.
Making a gift to promote or support Catholic Education can be done many different ways.
Any individual or business is able to make a cash donation to the general fund of the Immaculata Regional High School Council for use as need dictates. Giving in this fashion allows the Council to allocate your gift where it is deemed to be needed the most.
Offerings of land, large or precious assets or other similar items are also accepted by our Catholic Schools. For details, guidelines or just to ask questions concerning your proposed gift please contact the administrative office of the Immaculata Regional High School Council at
(250) 762-2730 or by email to Tanya Sturgeon (tsturgeon@cisnd.ca).
All cash donations to The IRHSC are eligible for official Canada Revenue Agency charity receipts. For details on the amounts eligible, the process and how to go about receiving your charitable tax receipt please contact the office at (250) 762-2730 or by email to Tanya Sturgeon (tsturgeon@cisnd.ca).
Yes, you can, just simply contact the office and make your payment. Please be aware that the donation receipt will be calculated in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency’s formula for tuition receipts. Often, the receipt may be discounted by the cost of secular education per student, according to CRA's official definitions on the circumstance.
Yes, we have a number of anonymous donations every year where the recipient family or families are not aware of who is helping them out.
Yes, specified donations are subject to the restrictions touched on above. Unspecified cash donations are receipted in full while donations of goods (ie for a silent auction) are receipted only for the cost price of the new item upon presentation of original invoice. The cost of a used item donated (ie work of art, rare books) is receipted only if accompanied by an official valuation from a professional third party, non-arms length business such as a professional evaluator or estimator.
No, unfortunately CRA is clear that a gift of service (personal time, skills or efforts) is not property and therefore does not qualify as a gift for the purpose of issuing an official donation receipt. If, however, the donor is paid by the recipient (in which case the donor records income for tax purposes) he or she can in turn make a donation, preferably by cheque or money order, back to the recipient company which can then issue a donation receipt.
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Office: 1-250-762-2730
Email: ac.dnsic@eciffo.shri
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