Christian Science National Benevolence Fund
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 843987900RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,085) as filed with the CRA.
Christian Science National Benevolence Fund is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $67K in revenue and $34K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $110K in 2020 to $67K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Pay fees invoiced or portion thereof for Christian Science care and treatment from a Christian Science journal-listed Practitioner or Journal-listed Christian Science Nurse or Christian Science Nurse in Training which are not affordable by members and adherents of Christian Science churches and/or societies across Canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $67K | $34K | $25K | $0 | $25K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $144K | $37K | $16K | $0 | $16K | $968K |
| 2022 | $73K | $47K | $0 | — | $43K | $855K |
| 2021 | $78K | $14K | $0 | — | $13K | $829K |
| 2020 | $110K | $40K | $0 | $0 | $39K | $765K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $32K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Clarke (director); Sally Allan (treasurer and director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Christian Science National Benevolence Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843987900RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.