CityLights Church
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 130994353RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($347,648) as filed with the CRA.
CityLights Church is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $292K in revenue and $348K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $38K in 2024, the largest being $16K to West Village Church Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Regular christian worship services christian benevolence supporting christian mission worldwide
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $292K | $348K | $273K | — | $38K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $295K | $252K | $178K | — | $35K | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $304K | $295K | $230K | — | $26K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $346K | $322K | $252K | — | $30K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $315K | $269K | $210K | — | $29K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $38K to 7 qualified donees:
- West Village Church Society$16K
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Bc/yukon District$8,350
- Ratanak International$3,600
- International Justice Mission Canada / Mission Internationale de Justice-Canada$3,600
- Mission Hill Fellowship of Calgary$3,000
- e3 Ministry Canada$2,000
- Compassion Canada$1,200
Received $10K from 2 charities:
- Evangel Tabernacle of Kelowna$5,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,750
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$189K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brett Donald (pastor); Nouver Cheung (director); Ryan McVeigh (director); Darren Yung (director); Trevor Jackson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from CityLights Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130994353RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.