Bethesda Christian Association
Publicly funded institution · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 106789928RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($29,374,371) as filed with the CRA.
Bethesda Christian Association is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $29.7M in revenue and $29.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 43 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $238K.
Compared with 29 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 113 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $544K in 2024, the largest being $544K to Sparrows Christian Housing Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Bethesda exists to support people with diverse abilities and thrives in reciprocal relationships inclusive communities and lifestyles rooted in the belonging. We do this through a variety of community inclusion residential and family support services including employment and supported independent living throughout british columbia.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29.7M | $29.4M | $30M | $11K | $544K | $9.1M |
| 2023 | $25.6M | $25M | $22M | $24K | $500 | $8.7M |
| 2022 | $22.8M | $22.6M | $20M | $17K | $15K | $8.1M |
| 2021 | $21.8M | $21.6M | $19.2M | $13K | $7,665 | $7.9M |
| 2020 | $21M | $20.3M | $18.2M | $27K | $10K | $7.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $544K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $238K from 43 charities:
- Bethesda Christian Foundation Society$96K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$57K
- The Foundation Office.ca$20K
- Christian Stewardship Services$8,435
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,817
- Canadian Reformed Church of Smithers$3,803
- Canadian Reformed Church of Langley$3,439
- The First Christian Reformed Church of New Westminster B.C.$3,210
- Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Chilliwack British Columbia$3,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,940
- Canadian Reformed Church of Houston$2,929
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,500
- New Life Christian Reformed Church$2,197
- Cornerstone Christian Reformed Church of Chilliwack$2,170
- Van Der Ende Charitable Foundation$2,000
- Beyond BC Greenhouse Charitable Foundation$2,000
- Canadian Reformed Church of Abbotsford B C$1,773
- Surrey Covenant Reformed Church$1,658
- Fleetwood Christian Reformed Church$1,597
- Canadian Reformed Church at Chilliwack$1,567
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,500
- Duncan Christian Reformed Church$1,425
- Gateway Community Christian Reformed Church$1,407
- The Christian Reformed Church of Richmond$1,165
- Benchmark Properties Charitable Foundation$1,100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9998 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions113
- Total compensation, all staff$23.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rachel Ludwig (president); Nick Hogewonging (2nd vice president); James Greendyk (director); Kris Versluis (director); Dan Nicholson (director); Greg Van Popta (vice president); George Boer (director); Charlene Reimer (treasurer); Meredith Pastoor (self advocate); Stuart Bakker (director); Jackie Reiners (director); Marty Peters (director); Michael Morelli (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethesda Christian Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106789928RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.