Birch Cove Baptist Church Limited
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 828389676RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($681,622) as filed with the CRA.
Birch Cove Baptist Church Limited is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $739K in revenue and $682K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from donations, 10% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $550.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. 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 17 qualified donees totalling $54K in 2024, the largest being $19K to Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada.
In its own words
Each Sunday - regular church services for all ages. The Hub classes for children to adult nursery and preschool classes during church service. Provides a place for various church groups and bible study groups to meet throughout the week. Provides a place for community groups to meet (ie. Girl Guides Bibles for Missions etc) Other programs - Alpha program weekly prayer meetings weekly youth group meetings music praise teams Vacation Bible Camp host to city-wide Keswick convention Hope Cottage meal program support local food bank. Support for BASIC out-reach programs with emphasis …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $739K | $682K | $622K | $0 | $54K | $2M |
| 2023 | $642K | $597K | $532K | $0 | $53K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $532K | $623K | $553K | — | $65K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $575K | $552K | $487K | $0 | $62K | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $625K | $507K | $444K | $0 | $59K | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $54K to 17 qualified donees:
- Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada$19K
- United Baptist Woman's Missionary Union of the Atlantic Provinces$8,145
- Halifax West Ecumenical Food Bank Association$7,805
- Association of Bayside Camp and Retreat Centre$3,477
- The Halifax Region United Baptist Association$2,800
- Canadian Baptist Ministries$1,565
- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul$1,500
- Adsum Association for Women & Children$1,420
- Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada$1,320
- Alpha Ministries Canada$1,095
- Christian Motorcyclists Association of Canada Inc.$1,060
- Acadia Divinity College$1,023
- Crandall University Université Crandall$935
- Jesus to the Nations Association$875
- Souls Harbour Rescue Mission$870
- Saint Leonard's Society of Nova Scotia$600
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$300
Received $550 from 1 charity:
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$295K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Birch Cove Baptist Church Limited’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828389676RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.