Calvary Baptist Church - Guelph
Charitable organization · Puslinch, Ontario · BN 853444040RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,227,502) as filed with the CRA.
Calvary Baptist Church - Guelph is a charitable organization based in Puslinch, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,721.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $127K in 2024, the largest being $67K to The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
1) regular meetings for worship instruction and fellowship open to the public from facilities at 454 arkell road guelph ontario. 2) there are activities for all age groups social support for shut-ins at hospitals and nursing homes and other support for the needy (including members) adherents and friends from the community. 3) we support qualified donees financially when they support the same or similar objectives
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $765K | — | $127K | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $751K | — | $120K | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $806K | — | $134K | $3M |
| 2021 | $1M | $1.2M | $811K | — | $127K | $2.9M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $804K | — | $136K | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $127K to 10 qualified donees:
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$67K
- Abwe Global Inc.$25K
- Ismc International Student Ministries Canada$12K
- Power to Change Ministries$10K
- Canadian South America Mission Inc.$5,000
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$4,000
- Sim Canada$2,300
- Avant Ministries Canada$1,125
- Heritage Baptist College and Heritage Theological Seminary$1,000
- Movein Vision Team$300
Received $9,721 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$542K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Channing Strom (director); Richard Piette (director); Chris Nielsen (vice-chairman/secretary); John Pentland (board chair); Mike Boden (director); Adam Meyer (director); Vanessa Myers (treasurer); Brian McDougall (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calvary Baptist Church - Guelph’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 853444040RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.