Central Evangelical Free Church of Comox Valley
Charitable organization · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 137698494RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($196,352) as filed with the CRA.
Central Evangelical Free Church of Comox Valley is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $157K in revenue and $196K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $39K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $19K in 2024, the largest being $15K to The Evangelical Free Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services weekly ministry to men and women. We offer pastoral care and benevolence programs. We donate to denomination headquarters for local and overseas missions and ministry. We offer borrowing of books from a small library. We fund and volunteer at a local soup kitchen. We hold weekly bible studies and prayer meetings. We provide weekly on-line worship services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $157K | $196K | $178K | — | $19K | $908K |
| 2023 | $151K | $139K | $121K | $18 | $18K | $947K |
| 2022 | $161K | $154K | $124K | — | $29K | $935K |
| 2021 | $162K | $143K | $123K | $86 | $15K | $928K |
| 2020 | $173K | $170K | $149K | $117 | $15K | $909K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $19K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $39K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$89K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Gibb (elder/treasurer); Stewart Smeltzer (elder); Ernie Winstanley (elder/board chairman); Claes Petri (elder); Carel Cloete (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Central Evangelical Free Church of Comox Valley’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137698494RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.