Beth Shechinah (messianic Congregation (house of Glory)
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 876474875RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($484,958) as filed with the CRA.
Beth Shechinah (messianic Congregation (house of Glory) is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $624K in revenue and $485K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $148.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $80K in 2024, the largest being $47K to First Century Foundations. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Hold weekly shabbat services for worship. Provide opportunities for religious training and fellowship on a regularly scheduled basis (often weekly) for adults youth and children. Celebrate the traditional jewish feasts often with special worship services and/or evangelism events. Provide pastoral care and counseling. Donate to qualified donees for extended reach for evangelism poverty relief social impacts etc. Provide support for those in need in both tangible and intangible ways.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $624K | $485K | $343K | $367 | $80K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $466K | $389K | $283K | $222 | $52K | $979K |
| 2022 | $437K | $375K | $285K | $598 | $34K | $901K |
| 2021 | $467K | $382K | $296K | — | $35K | $840K |
| 2020 | $480K | $347K | $260K | $444 | $42K | $754K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $80K to 13 qualified donees:
- First Century Foundations$47K
- Canadian 'bridges for Peace' Association Inc.$10K
- Jewish National Fund of Canada Inc$4,616
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$4,100
- Humanity's Promise Int'l Association$2,290
- Hope Mission$2,260
- Family Foundations International-Canada$2,260
- Mainsprings Pregnancy and Family Support Association$2,260
- Joyful House of Prayer Congregation of Lethbridge$2,000
- United Messianic Jewish Outreach$1,000
- Jewish Voice Ministries Canada$1,000
- Leket Canada$1,000
- The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry - Canada$400
Received $148 from 2 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$196K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Calev Goldberg (rabbi); Shoshanah Sommer (finance committee chair); Gerardo Dela Cruz (elder); Michael Webb (shammashim); Rowena Dela Cruz (shammashim); David Price (shammashim); Marian Washburn (shammashim); Melinda Macion-Wolf (treasurer); Jin LI (shammashim); Linda Braun (shammashim).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Beth Shechinah (messianic Congregation (house of Glory)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876474875RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.