Celebration! Church Ottawa
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 851815605RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($315,915) as filed with the CRA.
Celebration! Church Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $316K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $34K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $43K in 2024, the largest being $22K to Greatness Church Ministries. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $262K in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services in ottawa hold weekly bible studies organize ministry events events for men women children administer pastoral care programs facilitate fellowship activities offer evangelic outreach to community offering christian education for members of the church offer local benevolence promote social justice awareness. Provide support to church plants in rockland on and ottawa on.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $316K | $246K | — | $48K | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $316K | $309K | $243K | — | $42K | $176K |
| 2022 | $269K | $260K | $218K | — | $18K | $169K |
| 2021 | $229K | $229K | $200K | — | $18K | $160K |
| 2020 | $262K | $214K | $175K | — | $21K | $160K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $43K to 6 qualified donees:
Received $34K from 6 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$155K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Byers (lead pastor); James Albinet (director treasurer); Todd Macarthur (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Celebration! Church Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851815605RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.