British Columbia Circuit 9A of Jehovah's Witnesses
Charitable organization · Burns Lake, British Columbia · BN 764349510RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($45,979) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Circuit 9A of Jehovah's Witnesses is a charitable organization based in Burns Lake, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, it reported $41K in revenue and $46K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 91% from other charities. In 2023, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $30K.
Compared with 14,056 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $18K in 2023, the largest being $18K to Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $24K in 2020 to $41K in 2023. 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 | $41K | $46K | $28K | — | $18K | — |
| 2022 | $30K | $25K | $22K | — | $3,500 | $5,125 |
| 2021 | $19K | $21K | $21K | — | — | $42 |
| 2020 | $24K | $31K | $27K | — | $4,450 | $2,435 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $18K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $30K from 5 charities:
- Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada$24K
- British Columbia Circuit 9B of Jehovah's Witnesses$3,095
- Terrace Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Terrace British Columbia$1,559
- Houston Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Houston British Columbia$435
- New Hazelton Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses New Hazelton British Columbia$368
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Curtis Buswell (assembly overseer); Rolf Willi (accounts overseer); Eric Sheppard (assistant assembly overseer).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Circuit 9A of Jehovah's Witnesses’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 764349510RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.