Bethany Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 118804020RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,316,753) as filed with the CRA.
Bethany Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $66K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $88K in 2024, the largest being $59K to North American Baptists Inc. (canada). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
we hold worship services ministries for men women and children weekly; - we give pastoral care; - we run a one-week summer camp for children for recreational/religious purposes; - we provide finanical assistance for educational institutions camps and other missions; - through the North American Baptist Conference we financially support medical and teaching missionaries to Nigeria Cameroon Brazil Philippines Romania Hungary and Japan; - we provide ESL classes weekly; - we run many ministries online as well as in-person.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $88K | $6.3M |
| 2023 | $991K | $1.2M | $1M | $0 | $89K | $6.3M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $868K | $0 | $151K | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $977K | $981K | $790K | $0 | $97K | $6.5M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1M | $847K | $0 | $87K | $6.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $88K to 10 qualified donees:
- North American Baptists Inc. (canada)$59K
- North America Indian Mission of Canada$12K
- North American Baptist Conference Association of British Columbia Churches$8,500
- Green Bay Bible Camp$3,000
- Compassion Canada$1,648
- World Vision Canada$1,635
- Mission Central Christian Society$1,200
- Union Gospel Mission$430
- ShareWord Global Canada$200
- Richmond Food Bank$48
Received $66K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$641K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leona Wiebe (vice-chair); Rick Schunter (chair); Robert Klein (director); Victor Barber (director); Jonah Lu (director); Amanda Stevenson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethany Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118804020RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.