Alma Bible Church
Charitable organization · Alma, Ontario · BN 851943019RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($239,009) as filed with the CRA.
Alma Bible Church is a charitable organization based in Alma, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $244K in revenue and $239K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $45K in 2024, the largest being $6,750 to Ethnos Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Sunday services for worship and religious instruction. Sunday school for children and youth nursery for very young. One week summer vbs program for children ages 5-12. Weekniht activities include social /recreational programs in a christian atmosphere for youth and young adults adult bible studies. Support of mission work in canada and around the world. Act ministry-reaching out to meet the needs of people inthe community services and programs open to the public without charge.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $244K | $239K | $158K | — | $45K | $207K |
| 2023 | $213K | $182K | $110K | — | $45K | $203K |
| 2022 | $215K | $197K | $128K | — | $45K | $169K |
| 2021 | $242K | $222K | $148K | — | $46K | $151K |
| 2020 | $243K | $246K | $174K | — | $45K | $130K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $45K to 14 qualified donees:
- Ethnos Canada$6,750
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$6,750
- Pioneers Canada$6,750
- Inroads International$6,750
- Conestoga Bible Camp$5,720
- Small Church Connections$5,650
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$2,750
- The Evangelical Alliance Mission of Canada Inc.$1,400
- Sim Canada$550
- Worldwide Evangelization for Christ$550
- Wellington Pregnancy Care Centre$500
- ShareWord Global Canada$400
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$200
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$27
Received $13K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$107K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Verden Martin (secretary); Sherman Martin (vice president); Trevor Hill (president); Allan Deboer (director); John Vanveen (director); Shirley Weber (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alma Bible Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851943019RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.