Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary
Charitable organization · Cochrane, Alberta · BN 132291642RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,672,693) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary is a charitable organization based in Cochrane, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $5.7M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $126K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.5M in 2020 to $5.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary provides theological education for preparation of individuals for pastors and other types of Christian ministries. The education involves provision of instruction materials scholarships housing library and other services for individuals in various theological programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.7M | $2.7M | $2.1M | $118K | — | $15.5M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $61K | — | $12.5M |
| 2022 | $2.8M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $64K | — | $10.9M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $58K | — | $10.2M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $63K | — | $9.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $126K from 13 charities:
- Canadian National Baptist Convention$67K
- Bow Valley Baptist Church$13K
- Canadian National Baptist Convention Foundation (2009)$9,499
- Jasper Place Baptist Church$7,683
- Midwest Baptist Association$7,500
- Southwinds Baptist Church Calgary$6,862
- Beacon Baptist Church in the Harbour$5,000
- Trinity Baptist Church of Calgary$3,881
- 15:5 Church INC.$2,200
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,300
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,158
- Allan Baptist Church Inc.$553
- Calgary Chinese Evangelical Ministerial Association$300
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
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jessica Holmes (director); Tim Yancey (director); Chuck Morton (director); Laura Christopherson (director); James Cho (director); Mark Palmer (chair); Mike Blackaby (vice chair); Au Conrad (director); Keith Mauldin (director); Kesavan Balasingham (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132291642RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.