Amherst First United Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Amherst, Nova Scotia · BN 130106040RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($472,961) as filed with the CRA.
Amherst First United Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Amherst, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $473K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $29K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $379K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services bibly study nursery & sunday school youth ladies and mens groups. Pastoral care services in local nursing homes. Donations to denomination headquarters for oversead missions. Assists with local food banks summer youth camp weddings & funerals services hospital visits home visits with the sick and shut ins. Works with local churches to assist families in need assist refugees that come to canada to seek a safe and peaceful place. Offer online services through live streaming such as weekly worship funerals and weddings. During the summer the doors are…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $473K | $325K | — | $29K | $9.9M |
| 2023 | $458K | $338K | $280K | $270 | $13K | $9.1M |
| 2022 | $465K | $430K | $357K | — | $22K | $8.7M |
| 2021 | $370K | $379K | $316K | — | $15K | $9.2M |
| 2020 | $379K | $389K | $324K | $84 | $17K | $8.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $29K to 7 qualified donees:
- Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada$15K
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$5,700
- Amherst Food Assistance Network Association$3,000
- Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms$2,800
- Camp Pageak Association$1,500
- The YMCA Association of Cumberland$400
- Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne$100
Received $69K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$243K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nancy Allen (trustee); Bryon Corkum (trustee); Greg Wilson (trustee); Roy Pettigrew (trustee); Gordon Jackson (trustee); Carol O'Regan (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Amherst First United Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130106040RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.