Answers in Genesis Canada
Charitable organization · Paris, Ontario · BN 820693026RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($812,480) as filed with the CRA.
Answers in Genesis Canada is a charitable organization based in Paris, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $792K in revenue and $812K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Leadership training and education of youth and adults through conferences seminars and providing resources.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $792K | $812K | $795K | — | — | $300K |
| 2023 | $777K | $960K | $943K | — | — | $320K |
| 2022 | $703K | $812K | $796K | — | — | $503K |
| 2021 | $701K | $645K | $631K | — | — | $612K |
| 2020 | $854K | $647K | $629K | — | — | $556K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $19K from 9 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,799
- Crossroads Alliance Church$2,500
- Charlottetown Bible Chapel$2,400
- Main Street Baptist Church (niagara)$2,000
- Meadowvale Bible Baptist Church$1,000
- Southdale Bible Chapel$745
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$615
- Olds Koinonia Christian School Society$500
- Olivet Church Abbotsford$500
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$382K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Martins (director); Calvin Smith (director); Tina Henwood (director of operations); Charles Hembree (director); Eric John Bosman (director); John Vanderwood (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Answers in Genesis Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 820693026RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.