Bethel Emc Fellowship
Charitable organization · Carstairs, Alberta · BN 855414926RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($639,471) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel Emc Fellowship is a charitable organization based in Carstairs, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $615K in revenue and $639K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,000.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $94K in 2024, the largest being $25K to The Great Commission Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1. We provide funding to other qualified charitable organizations 2. Teaching preaching and sharing the gospel of our lord and savior to children young people and adults 3. Support those who want to minister to others and serve the lord in other locations 4. Assist in community relief anddisaster programs 5. Assist those serving at bible schools to serve god
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $615K | $639K | $472K | — | $94K | $1M |
| 2023 | $571K | $525K | $364K | — | $107K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $519K | $545K | $350K | — | $135K | $1M |
| 2021 | $492K | $491K | $320K | — | $115K | $1M |
| 2020 | $442K | $466K | $291K | — | $135K | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $94K to 11 qualified donees:
- The Great Commission Foundation$25K
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$22K
- Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada$15K
- Rivers Edge Camping Association$8,000
- Action International Ministries Corporation$6,830
- Galcom International Incorporated$5,090
- Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada$4,924
- The Great Commission Foundation$4,180
- MSC Canada$1,400
- ShareWord Global Canada$1,368
- Mustard Seed Mission Canada Inc.$155
Received $2,000 from 1 charity:
- Abundance Canada$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$255K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Neil Carleton (chairman); Amy Ross (council member); Linda Munro (council member); Tara Hilman (council member); Clare Tannas (council member); Wes Luyendyk (council member); Christa Cherkas (council member); Calvin Reid (council member); Bruce Lynn (elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel Emc Fellowship’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855414926RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.