Bergfeld Mennonite Church
Charitable organization · Altona, Manitoba · BN 106785512RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($336,404) as filed with the CRA.
Bergfeld Mennonite Church is a charitable organization based in Altona, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $316K in revenue and $336K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,000.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% 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 19 qualified donees totalling $138K in 2024, the largest being $64K to Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. We held worship services weekly 2. Ecourage and promote public and private worship of god 3. Help bring people to maturity in christ 4. Fellowship with fellow believers and aid in winning lost souls to christ 5. Help meet the educational spiritual and physical needs of less privileged people 6. Run children and youth programs for their development 7. Encourage and support the aging people of our community
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $316K | $336K | $193K | — | $138K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $302K | $260K | $137K | — | $112K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $341K | $255K | $118K | — | $125K | $1M |
| 2021 | $337K | $227K | $114K | — | $99K | $948K |
| 2020 | $368K | $222K | $121K | — | $85K | $838K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $138K to 19 qualified donees:
- Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference of Canada$64K
- Avant Ministries Canada$15K
- Worldwide Evangelization for Christ$10K
- Worldserve Ministries Inc.$6,600
- The Gardens on Tenth$6,000
- Youth for Christ Altona Inc.$5,000
- Living Hope Church Georgetown$4,040
- Multi-nation Missions Foundation$3,500
- Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation Inc.$3,000
- Teen Challenge of Central Canada Inc.$3,000
- Pioneers Canada$3,000
- Winkler Bible Camp Association Inc.$2,400
- Pembina Valley Bible Camp and Retreat Centre Inc.$2,400
- Equipping Christian Workers Society$2,400
- BLF Canada$2,400
- Inner City Youth Alive Inc$2,400
- Steinbach Christian Schools Inc.$1,200
- Assembly of All Nations Inc.$1,200
- Eden Foundation Inc.$1,000
Received $6,000 from 1 charity:
- Abundance Canada$6,000
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$79K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ernie Buhler (chairman); Melvin Penner (mission chair); Cornie Penner (community life chair); Jeff Giesbrecht (infrastructure and finance cha); Kelvin Heppner (worship chair); Chris Gerbrandt (christian education chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bergfeld Mennonite Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106785512RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.