Bethany Chapel of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 118804079RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,622,067) as filed with the CRA.
Bethany Chapel of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $126K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $131K in 2024, the largest being $54K to Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Bethany chapel of calgary is an independent local church whose vision is to 'open doors to god's truth and love' in order to accomplish this goal bethany offers various church services and programs for children young people adults and senior citizens. In an effort to meet the needs of it's immediate community bethany operates a preschool program for three and four year old children and offers the services of a parish nurse to those requiring assistance.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | $131K | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.1M | — | $150K | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | $147K | $3.5M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $994K | — | $137K | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | $163K | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $131K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $126K from 9 charities:
- BenefAction Foundation$65K
- Abundance Canada$23K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$16K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$7,484
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$6,700
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$4,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,017
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$950
- The Calgary Foundation$250
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
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$917K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Uponi (board member); Aaron Mackie (board chair); Stephen Chuang (board member); Paul Brushaber (lead pastor); Barry Lappin (board member); John Jay Somers (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethany Chapel of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118804079RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.