Bethel United Reformed Church of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 137406419RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,115,272) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel United Reformed Church 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 $1.3M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $160K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $293K in 2024, the largest being $63K to Word & Deed Ministries Canada Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $508K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
1. Bethel urc is a place of worship. The congregation members own the facility and elect the council (directors). 2. Weekly worship services in person and can also be followed on livestream. Weekly bible studies and youth activities except during summer. 3. Mission and evangelism activities. Supporting various (christian) charities and needy causes like foodbanks including food drives. Benevolence to people in need. 4. Community outreach through a vacation bible school in summer and regular social gatherings for mothers and toddlers in and beyond the community. 5. Other programs through c…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $293K | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $675K | $503K | — | — | $145K | $3M |
| 2022 | $582K | $531K | — | — | $141K | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $649K | $523K | — | — | $151K | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $508K | $472K | — | — | $128K | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $293K to 22 qualified donees:
- Word & Deed Ministries Canada Inc.$63K
- Trinity Reformed Church of Lethbridge$36K
- Shalem Society for Senior Citizens CARE$27K
- Trinity Reformed Church of Lethbridge$21K
- The MID-America Reformed Seminary Foundation$17K
- Cochrane Pregnancy Care Centre Association$16K
- The Rehoboth Christian Ministries Foundation$13K
- Redemption Prison Ministry$12K
- Come Over and Help Aid Organization Inc.$10K
- Hope Reformed Church (ontario)$9,635
- Reformed International Theological Education Canada Society$8,090
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$7,777
- Covenant Reformed Church of Toronto$7,620
- Middle East Reformed Fellowship (canada) Inc$7,600
- Global Message of Hope Mission International Ministry of Calgary$7,527
- Reformation Christrian Ministries$7,522
- Reformed Faith and Life Canada$6,626
- Cornerstone United Reformed Church$6,573
- The Canadian Reformed School Society of Calgary$5,429
- Airdrie Christian Academy Society$3,944
- Bearspaw Christian School Society$764
- Canadian Reformed World Relief Fund$300
Received $160K from 17 charities:
- Parkland Reformed Church of Ponoka$50K
- Ypma Family Foundation$25K
- Cornerstone United Reformed Church of Edmonton$19K
- Trinity Reformed Church of Lethbridge$15K
- Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church$7,956
- Canadian Reformed Church of Langley$7,500
- Canadian Reformed Church of Smithers$7,500
- Bethel Reformed Church of Smithers B.C.$6,299
- Faith Reformed Church of Telkwa (urc-Na)$5,150
- Providence Reformed Church of Winnipeg Inc.$4,500
- Emmanuel Reformed Church of Neerlandia$3,286
- Immanuel Canadian Reformed Church$2,500
- Redeemer United Reformed Church$2,313
- Taber United Reformed Church$1,464
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,333
- Covenant United Reformed Church Inc.$870
- Covenant Reformed Church$350
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$177K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Keith Davis (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel United Reformed Church of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137406419RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.