Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118829647RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($16,230,076) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $16.8M in revenue and $16.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 272 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.5M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 58 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 114 qualified donees totalling $176K in 2024, the largest being $72K to The Pastorate Ministries Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The Canadian Bible Society's mission is to help the world hear God speak through His Word. Where people are at risk when faith is under siege to millions craving hope and a generation seeking purpose God speaks. We help them hear. Thanks to our generous supporters CBS can: > champion Scripture as the voice of God that reveals the living Word of God; > lead in translation publication and distribution of Bibles and Bible portions; > innovate in new formats and delivery channels to engage a wide range of people; > partner in opportunities for Scripture to be transformational in people's live…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.8M | $16.2M | $12.6M | $1.4M | $176K | $37.5M |
| 2023 | $5.9M | $4.5M | $3.4M | $377K | $39K | $35.8M |
| 2022 | $13.8M | $11.6M | $8M | $1.3M | $304K | $36.9M |
| 2021 | $14.9M | $11.2M | $7.4M | $1.4M | $153K | $32.6M |
| 2020 | $11.5M | $11.5M | $8M | $1.3M | — | $27.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $176K to 114 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Pastorate Ministries Canada$72K
- Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral$11K
- Catholic Christian Outreach of Canada Inc$8,971
- Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$6,775
- Youth for Christ/canada$5,623
- Sound of Faith Broadcasting$4,128
- Blue Veil Charity$3,921
- Eglise Pentecote Cri de Chibougamau Inc./ Cree Pentecostal Church of Chibougamau Inc.$3,724
- Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada$3,406
- Camp Cherith - Ontario$2,500
- Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly$2,367
- First Nations Missions Fellowship$1,976
- Pregnancy CARE Centre Toronto$1,867
- Slavic Evangelical Church$1,692
- The Great Commission Foundation$1,597
- The O'Brien Church of God$1,519
- Bible Evangelical Baptist Church$1,514
- Brampton Evangelical Missionary Church$1,420
- Vision Ministries Canada$1,310
- La Fabrique de la paroisse Saint-François-de-Laval$1,179
- 614 Church$1,143
- Zechariah 4:6 Ministries Inc.$1,139
- Église de l'Amour du Seigneur$1,105
- Ruth & Naomi's Mission$1,096
- Wexford Presbyterian Church$1,084
Received $1.5M from 272 charities:
- The Damascus Road Foundation$590K
- Aqueduct Foundation$88K
- Abundance Canada$85K
- Canadahelps Canadon$58K
- Canadahelps Canadon$58K
- The Hearn Family Foundation$50K
- Yonge-Rosedale Charitable Foundation$40K
- Faithful Friends Foundation$40K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$31K
- Seacliff Foundation$30K
- Christian Stewardship Services$30K
- Centre Street Church$15K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$12K
- Maranatha Fellowship Church of the Deaf$11K
- Trust Under the Will of Mary E Lavers Estate$11K
- The Calgary Foundation$10K
- West Vancouver Christian Outreach$10K
- The Foundation Office.ca$10K
- Mariann Trust$10K
- Seasons Trust$10K
- Central Okanagan Foundation$9,800
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$9,414
- Almonte Baptist Church$9,110
- The Noreen and Robert Allen Charitable Trust$9,031
- Montreal Chinese Pentecostal Church$8,150
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions58
- Total compensation, all staff$4.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Collins (director); Mel Finlay (director); Sarah Newman (director); Brian Evans (chair); Ron Short (secretary); Pierre Cloutier (director); Darryl Rachul (treasurer); Alana Walker-Carpenter (vice-chair); Darren Young (director); Esther Lysakovsky (director); Caleb Park (director); Colette Stewart (director); Stephen Parr (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118829647RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.