Choose Life Ministry Incorporated
Charitable organization · Carnduff, Saskatchewan · BN 812729101RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,085,926) as filed with the CRA.
Choose Life Ministry Incorporated is a charitable organization based in Carnduff, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $25K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $3,400 to One Hope Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $584K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Own and operate six Thrift Stores to assist low income families. Operate a residential program for young women facing issues of abuse addiction self-harm eating disorders etc. Offer Freedom Session within the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $974K | $3,445 | $20K | $699K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $956K | $880K | $5,027 | $1,900 | $677K |
| 2022 | $908K | $932K | $872K | $11K | $9,750 | $630K |
| 2021 | $816K | $717K | $687K | $11K | $7,600 | $655K |
| 2020 | $584K | $587K | $542K | $20K | $1,200 | $555K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 14 qualified donees:
- One Hope Canada$3,400
- Fort Qu'Appelle Community Outreach Management Centre Inc.$1,800
- Carlyle & District Food Bank Inc.$1,800
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,800
- Carnduff District Food Bank Inc.$1,800
- Twin Lakes Ranch Ministries Inc.$1,700
- Trossachs Camp Meeting Association$1,700
- Mercy Multiplied Canada Society$1,200
- Echo Lake Bible Camp$1,000
- Souris Food Bank$1,000
- Tehillah Outreach Inc.$1,000
- Moose Jaw and District Food Bank Inc.$1,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$800
- The Peace River Bible Institute$25
Received $25K from 11 charities:
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$10K
- Carnduff Gospel Fellowship Incorporated$4,000
- Living Hope Community Church Inc.$3,325
- Pentecostal Church$2,400
- Estevan Gospel Chapel$2,380
- Trossachs Camp Meeting Association$1,400
- Canadahelps Canadon$652
- Carlyle and District Donors Choice$558
- Southeast Saskatchewan Youth for Christ Inc.$550
- Church of God$100
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$607K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Evans (director); Shane Boyes (director); Julie Milton (director); Shelley Boyes (director); Leslie Hunstad (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Choose Life Ministry Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 812729101RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.