Children of Hope Society
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 818222275RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,880,053) as filed with the CRA.
Children of Hope Society is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from donations, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 22 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $143K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1M in 2020 to $1.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The society provides assistance in the building and operating of orphanages through sponsorship programs. The society also supports and maintains missionaries in order to propogate the christian faith.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $14K | — | $612K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $18K | — | $590K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $919K | $5,942 | — | $619K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $986K | $853K | $2,606 | — | $541K |
| 2020 | $1M | $889K | $731K | $2,252 | — | $513K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $143K from 22 charities:
- Canadian Reformed World Relief Fund$31K
- Mennonite Brethren Church$30K
- Christian Mennonite Conference$18K
- Northview Community Church$12K
- Evangelical Bergthaler Mennonite Conference$8,682
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$5,000
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$5,000
- Mercy Christian Church$5,000
- The Foundation Office.ca$4,000
- Canadian Reformed Church of Langley$3,862
- Zion Mennonite Church Inc.$3,716
- Grace Mennonite Church Inc.$3,000
- J. and J. Pruim Foundation$3,000
- Cornerstone Ministries Church$2,400
- Bethel Bible Church$2,000
- Christian Stewardship Services$1,800
- Canadian Reformed Church of Abbotsford B C$1,305
- Christian Life Centre (morden) Inc.$1,200
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$975
- Pathway Christian Church$576
- Redeeming Grace Bible Church Inc.$300
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$237K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Bast (vice chairman); Wesley Harder (treasurer); Genny Loewen (secretary); Geoff Hoogstra (chairman); Brian Heppner (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Children of Hope Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 818222275RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.