Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119215036RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,256,899) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Baptists of Western Canada is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.8M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from other charities. In 2024, 89 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.7M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 36 qualified donees totalling $431K in 2024, the largest being $181K to Canadian Baptist Ministries. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
We are an association of christ-centered group of churches committed to three main priorities specifically in cultivating leadership investing in relationships and engaging in mission. The disbursement of funds for programs and projects consists of church resourcing next generation ministry youth programs church planting refugee sponsorship camping ministry and ordination of pastors
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.8M | $3.3M | $2M | $21K | $431K | $8.1M |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $3.6M | $2.2M | $25K | $667K | $6.5M |
| 2022 | $4.2M | $3.8M | $2.4M | $23K | $568K | $6.3M |
| 2021 | $3.6M | $3.4M | $2M | $23K | $677K | $5.8M |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $4.2M | $1.6M | $27K | $735K | $5.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $431K to 36 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Canadian Baptist Ministries$181K
- Carey Hall$58K
- Emmanuel Iranian Church$54K
- Gull Lake Baptist Camp$23K
- Makarios Evangelical Church$20K
- The Convention of Baptist Churches of British Columbia$10K
- Keats Camps Society$8,000
- The Quest at Christopher Lake Baptist Camp and Retreat Centre Inc.$7,642
- Brownfield Baptist Fellowship (society)$7,497
- Jasper Park Baptist Fellowship$7,186
- Wapiti Community Support Association$5,000
- Mill Creek Baptist Camp$5,000
- Katepwa Baptist Kamp Inc.$5,000
- Advent Lutheran Church$5,000
- The Mustard Seed Street Church$3,346
- The Canadian Council of Churches$3,200
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$3,000
- Vancouver Airport Chaplaincy$3,000
- Trinity Baptist Church Inc.$2,500
- Southside Community Church$2,500
- Trinity Baptist Church (sherwood Park).$2,278
- Mill Bay Baptist Fellowship$2,170
- Youth for Christ (winnipeg) Incorporated$2,000
- Shoal Lake Baptist Church Inc.$2,000
- Calvary Baptist Church of Gibsons$2,000
Received $3.7M from 89 charities:
- The Forge (church)$1.8M
- CBWC Foundation$861K
- Trinity Baptist Church$65K
- The First Baptist Church of Vancouver$54K
- White Rock Baptist Church$48K
- Abundance Canada$48K
- Lethbridge First Baptist Church$43K
- Westview Baptist Church Society$41K
- Aqueduct Foundation$35K
- West Point Grey Baptist Church$32K
- Summerland Baptist Church$30K
- First Baptist Church$27K
- Bonavista Baptist Church Fellowship$26K
- Leduc Community Baptist Church Fellowship$26K
- First Baptist Church Regina Inc.$25K
- Olivet Baptist Church$25K
- Makarios Evangelical Church$20K
- Munday-Maxwell & Gaylene-Association$20K
- Living Hope Fellowship$18K
- Braemar Baptist Society of Edmonton$17K
- Filipino Evangelical Church Inc.$17K
- First Baptist Church of Cranbrook$17K
- Hillside Baptist Church$16K
- Shoal Lake Baptist Church Inc.$16K
- Argyle Road Baptist Church$16K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joshua Goetz (president); Randall Loewen (vp planning); Shannon Barnes-Girouard (vp personnel); Laurel Auch (vp finance); Richard Currie (board member); Grant Hill (board member); Jocelyn Melder (board member); Jeff Gullacher (board member); Bradley Penner (board member); Lorraine Hernaez (board member); David Russel-Maclean (board member); David Vandergucht (board member); Julianna Wells Logan (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Baptists of Western Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119215036RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.