Central Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 106885585RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,523,400) as filed with the CRA.
Central Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $67K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 24 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $259K in 2024, the largest being $68K to Youth With A Mission (BC) Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
We hold weekley worship services and host community programs such as community picnics outreach programs and community dinners. We provide weekly ministries (for youth children seniors men and women) esl conversion classes and pastoral care (visitations counselling funeral services and wedding ceremonies). Summer day camps for children and easter services at a neutral location are conducted. We also donate to local social and religious educational organizations denominational headquarters for church extension and international missions overseas missions and donate practical labour …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $2M | — | $259K | $8.5M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2M | — | — | $8.3M |
| 2022 | $2M | $2M | $1.5M | — | $271K | $11.1M |
| 2021 | $3.8M | $1.7M | $1.4M | — | $185K | $8.2M |
| 2020 | $2M | $1.8M | $1.5M | — | $172K | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $259K to 17 qualified donees:
- Youth With A Mission (BC) Society$68K
- North American Baptists Inc. (canada)$66K
- The Alberta Baptist Association$14K
- Sim Canada$13K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$12K
- Training Evangelistic Leadership Society of Canada$11K
- Palm Ministry Association$11K
- Commission to Every Nation Canada$11K
- Pioneers Canada$8,499
- People International Canada$8,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,999
- Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada$6,999
- The Mustard Seed Foundation$5,308
- Random Access Networks Association$4,800
- Power to Change Ministries$4,800
- Paoc Missions Canada$4,800
- House of Prayer Edmonton Society$3,000
Received $67K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions24
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allyson Bonkowski (ministry council); Blain Campbell (ministry council chair); Brenton Driedger (ministry council); Katrina Hudec (ministry council); Eric Kolkman (ministry council); Dean McMullan (ministry council); Martin Neugwou (ministry council); Jeremy Putz (lead pastor); Sheri Scheel (ministry council).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Central Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106885585RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.