Church 21
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 809610157RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,284,066) as filed with the CRA.
Church 21 is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 23% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $201K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to Calvary Baptist Church Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $835K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Organize administrate and maintain a church
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | $5,000 | $688K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | $23K | $592K |
| 2022 | $1M | $933K | $906K | — | $16K | $371K |
| 2021 | $890K | $800K | $777K | — | $14K | $292K |
| 2020 | $835K | $852K | $813K | — | $26K | $202K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $201K from 11 charities:
- Association d'églises baptistes évangéliques au québec$90K
- The Bible League of Canada$55K
- Séminaire baptiste évangélique du québec (SEMBEQ)$13K
- BenefAction Foundation$12K
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- Emmanuel Bible Church (simcoe)$11K
- First Baptist Church-Waterloo$5,340
- Canadian National Baptist Convention$1,500
- The Hensen Foundation$1,000
- Eglise Baptiste Evangelique Connexion$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$65
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$935K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dwight Bernier (president); Brian Stegner (secretary); David Long (director); Jordan Weeks (treasurer); Brian Alton (director); Geoffrey Wright (director); Norton Lages (vice-président); Trenton Walker (director); Andrew Fulford (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Church 21’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 809610157RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.