Bridgewater Open Bible Church
Charitable organization · Bridgewater, Nova Scotia · BN 106810807RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($409,662) as filed with the CRA.
Bridgewater Open Bible Church is a charitable organization based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $683K in revenue and $410K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $47K in 2024, the largest being $8,500 to Ethnos Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $330K in 2020 to $683K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Sunday church worship @9 & 11 with children's programs - compass kids & discovery land; awana cubbies (3-4 yr. Olds) sparks (k-gr.3_ & t&ter's (gr. 4-6); teen youth group (gr. 7-12); adult fellowship - outreach for singles & couples; senior's ministry - 55+; bible studies & life groups
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $683K | $410K | $193K | — | $51K | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $502K | $452K | $249K | — | $49K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $382K | $360K | — | — | $38K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $337K | $342K | $164K | $0 | $42K | $1M |
| 2020 | $330K | $320K | — | — | $41K | $979K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $47K to 22 qualified donees:
- Ethnos Canada$8,500
- Furtherance Ministries$3,500
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$3,000
- Abwe Global Inc.$3,000
- Calvary Baptist Church Inc.$3,000
- Baptist MID-Missions$2,500
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$2,500
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$2,000
- BCM International (canada) Inc.$2,000
- Slavic Gospel Association of Canada$2,000
- The Arms of Jesus Children's Mission Inc.$2,000
- New Brunswick Bible Institute Inc.$2,000
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$1,800
- Global Gates Network of Canada$1,500
- Gospel Mission of South America (of Ontario)$1,500
- Wayfarers' Church$1,000
- Awana International Canada$1,000
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$1,000
- Power to Change Ministries$1,000
- Far Corners Ministry$1,000
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$800
- Awana Clubs Canada$365
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$165K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Craig Vander Zwagg (chairman/elder); Kevin Stewart (director/elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bridgewater Open Bible Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106810807RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.