British Columbia Circuit 1A of Jehovah's Witnesses
Charitable organization · Comox, British Columbia · BN 743585911RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,646) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Circuit 1A of Jehovah's Witnesses is a charitable organization based in Comox, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, it reported $14K in revenue and $17K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 81% from other charities. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 14,056 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2023, the largest being $12K to Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To assist the local unincorporated association of jehovah's witnesses in carrying out their religious objective of preaching the good news of god's kingdom and promoting public religious worship designed to uplift jehovah's witnesses and any who attend their public meetings by means of moral and spiritual instruction based on god's word the bible.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $14K | $17K | $1,742 | — | $15K | — |
| 2022 | $8,315 | $11K | $1,009 | — | $10K | $2,280 |
| 2021 | $7,675 | $3,767 | $672 | — | $3,053 | $5,095 |
| 2020 | $13K | $15K | $1,991 | — | $13K | $1,188 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $15K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $12K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Brian Scully (assembly overseer); Timothy Gowan (asst assembly overseer); Marc Bérubé (account overseer).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Circuit 1A of Jehovah's Witnesses’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 743585911RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.