Christian Research Institute-Canada
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 106920085RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($158,551) as filed with the CRA.
Christian Research Institute-Canada is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $153K in revenue and $159K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,495.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $243K in 2020 to $153K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Proclamation and defense of the gospel through seminars publications audio research and evangelism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $153K | $159K | $110K | $1,871 | — | $152K |
| 2023 | $218K | $142K | $101K | $1,841 | — | $158K |
| 2022 | $223K | $157K | $135K | $2,037 | — | $82K |
| 2021 | $239K | $231K | $203K | $3,196 | — | $16K |
| 2020 | $243K | $285K | $257K | $3,978 | — | $7,866 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,495 from 3 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$87K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Young (director); David Didow (director); Hank Hanegraaff (director); Steven Waddell (director); Joan Calvert (director); VIC De Groot (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Christian Research Institute-Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106920085RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.