Calling Ministries
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 890769946RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,510,764) as filed with the CRA.
Calling Ministries is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9.6M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations, 28% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $41K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 95% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to $9.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
(1) we provide loans to congregations for halls churches or camps (2) we provide non-market housing and services to seniors of low/moderate income. We provide services for the relief of the aged. (3) we provide support and housing for missionaries students evangelists and educators. (4) we prvide english language training for teachers of english.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.6M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $5,286 | — | $43.6M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $1.6M | $137K | $4,727 | $36K | $35.6M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $4,571 | — | $34.8M |
| 2021 | $2M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $4,382 | $33K | $34.2M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $4,688 | $49K | $33.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $41K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$456K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harold Summers (director); Lawrence Reimer (director); Dale Carter (director); Daniel Mathew (director); Martie Goulding (director); Tim Hilton (director); Duncan Hay (board chair); Steve Hankinson (director); Kevin Sawatsky (director); Ashley Milne (director); Chris Singh (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calling Ministries’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890769946RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.