Celebration Christian Church - Edmonton AB
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 135064574RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,032,390) as filed with the CRA.
Celebration Christian Church - Edmonton AB is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,160.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $23K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Mission 3:16 Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
In-person and live-streamed Sunday worship services; prayer and bible studies; administering Alpha program; children's programs on Sunday mornings; youth group meetings on Friday nights; support of missions; facilitating courses and study groups for individuals couples youth women men biblical financial teaching engagement and marriage; Interns Program - full time study for those interested in ministry leadership; summer camp for youth; summer camp for kids; community outreach programs; conferences for individuals couples youth and leadership grief care and hospital care.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3M | $2.4M | — | $23K | $8.8M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.9M | $2.3M | — | $41K | $8.8M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2M | — | $77K | $9.1M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $1.7M | — | $43K | $9M |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.1M | $1.6M | — | $46K | $8.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $23K to 7 qualified donees:
Received $3,160 from 1 charity:
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 positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dennis Varty (vice-president); Joel Varty (president); Ronald Wai (treasurer); Gerald Phaneuf (board member); Michael Prescott (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Celebration Christian Church - Edmonton AB’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135064574RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.