Calvary Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Pembroke, Ontario · BN 118824465RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($602,466) as filed with the CRA.
Calvary Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Pembroke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $679K in revenue and $602K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 27 qualified donees totalling $149K in 2024, the largest being $32K to Westfort Baptist Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship and prayer services weekly as well as small group home bible studies. We provide weekly ministries for children and youth. We give pastoral care. We provide summer children's programs as well as sports and art camps. We donate funds to our denomination for home and overseas missions. We also support interdenominational missions and contribute to international relief. We plant churches in the surrounding area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $679K | $602K | $449K | — | $149K | $933K |
| 2023 | $594K | $632K | $447K | $0 | $142K | $857K |
| 2022 | $668K | $706K | $539K | $0 | $162K | $895K |
| 2021 | $703K | $640K | — | — | $156K | $933K |
| 2020 | $701K | $609K | — | — | $127K | $871K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $149K to 27 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Westfort Baptist Church$32K
- Abwe Global Inc.$26K
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada Foundation$14K
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$12K
- FRIENDS in Action International - Canada$8,375
- Mission Communautaire Mile-End / Mile-End Community Mission$7,600
- Slavic Gospel Association of Canada$6,100
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$5,900
- Trans World Radio Canada$5,650
- Partners International Canada$4,550
- Missions 3D Threshold$4,200
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$4,000
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$4,000
- Calvary Baptist Church Inc.$2,650
- North America Indian Mission of Canada$2,625
- The Grind Pembroke$2,100
- Heritage Baptist College and Heritage Theological Seminary$2,000
- First Step Options$1,100
- Ottawa Valley Association of the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Canada$1,000
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$600
- Galcom International Incorporated$600
- ST Joseph's Food Bank (pembroke) Inc.$500
- Word of Life Fellowship Canada Inc$500
- Family and Children's Services of Renfrew County$500
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$400
Received $52K 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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$286K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elias Klaesi (deacon/director); Matthew Stevenson (deacon/director/treasurer); Eric Withers (deacon/director); Christopher Cranford (deacon of worship); Ivan O'Connor (deacon of building and grounds); Jeremy Hewitt (deacon of building and grounds).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calvary Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118824465RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.