Bibles for the Poor Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 877292003RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($54,039) as filed with the CRA.
Bibles for the Poor Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $54K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,306.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $25K in 2020 to $48K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Bible distribution in the 3rd world prison ministry in the 3rd world hospital visitation and ministry in the 3rd world sharing the gospel in remote villages promoting education inthe 3rd world providing medical help to the blind and others in need feeding program for post hospital patients anti-venom treatment for snake bite victims
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $54K | $47K | — | — | $2,859 |
| 2023 | $42K | $91K | $86K | — | — | $8,706 |
| 2022 | $32K | $14K | $18K | — | — | $57K |
| 2021 | $39K | $15K | $18K | — | — | $39K |
| 2020 | $25K | $31K | $27K | — | — | $16K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,306 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Abigail Dever (director/founder); David Dever (director/founder); Bruce Hope (director/treasurer); Denis Brossard (director); Melodi Eitzen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bibles for the Poor Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 877292003RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.