Ciam Media & Radio Broadcasting Association
Charitable organization · Fort Vermilion, Alberta · BN 864466933RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($570,861) as filed with the CRA.
Ciam Media & Radio Broadcasting Association is a charitable organization based in Fort Vermilion, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $530K in revenue and $571K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from donations, 63% from other charities. In 2024, 26 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $425K.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Religious publishing and broadcasting for all people groups in northwestern Canada including the aboriginal people. The charity is non-profit encouraging local participation in the broadcasting.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $530K | $571K | — | $438K | — | $672K |
| 2023 | $590K | $588K | $367K | — | — | $598K |
| 2022 | $529K | $550K | $274K | — | $2,400 | $596K |
| 2021 | $564K | $527K | $285K | — | $4,800 | $622K |
| 2020 | $541K | $510K | $256K | — | $2,400 | $585K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $425K from 26 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$131K
- Canadahelps Canadon$131K
- Association of Christian Evangelical Ministries (Canada)$43K
- La Crete Christian Fellowship$34K
- Aqueduct Foundation$15K
- Evangelical Bergthaler Mennonite Conference$13K
- Edmonton Chinese Christian Church (protestant)$12K
- East Parkland Bible Church$8,318
- Peoples Ministries Inc.$6,500
- High Level Evangelical Church$5,400
- Crossroads Community Church$3,840
- Northside Church Society$3,350
- Rosedale Baptist Church$2,500
- Cleardale Gospel Chapel$2,400
- Hillside Christian Fellowship (lacrete)$2,200
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$2,000
- Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship$1,260
- Faith Gospel Fellowship Fort Vermilion$1,200
- Mapes Baptist Church of Vanderhoof British Columbia$1,200
- High Level Full Gospel Church$1,200
- Nampa Gospel Fellowship$1,200
- Manning Family Worship Centre$1,025
- Fairview Cornerstone Baptist Church$1,000
- Mont Nebo Evangelical Free Church$750
- High Level Christian Fellowship$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$257K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Raymond Sparklingeyes (director); Gary Quequish (director); Henry Fehr (chairman); Gabriel Metsikassus (vice chairman); Dirk Breugem (secretary); Gordon Foster (treasurer); Andrew Mak (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ciam Media & Radio Broadcasting Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864466933RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.