Coastal Church
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 899226682RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,394,071) as filed with the CRA.
Coastal Church is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9.2M in revenue and $7.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $759K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 31 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 39 qualified donees totalling $351K in 2024, the largest being $46K to World Compassion Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.1M in 2020 to $9.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly and teach the bible at our weekly services and home meetings. We provide ministries for men women youth and children on a weekly or monthly basis. We operate a recovery program for those needing help with addictions or habits. Programs offered: pastoral care counselling services missionary and relief activities biblical and ministry training pre-school program and etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.2M | $7.4M | $6.7M | — | $342K | $26.4M |
| 2023 | $9.7M | $6.8M | $6M | — | $418K | $24.6M |
| 2022 | $7.1M | $6.2M | $5.3M | — | $498K | $21.7M |
| 2021 | $7.2M | $5.1M | $4.6M | — | $285K | $20.7M |
| 2020 | $6.1M | $4.7M | $4.3M | — | $230K | $18.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $351K to 39 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- World Compassion Society$46K
- Whole Way House Society$39K
- Greater Europe Mission$37K
- Alpha Ministries Canada$30K
- Home Church - Red Deer Alberta$25K
- Calgary Life Church$25K
- Home Church - Red Deer Alberta$20K
- The Miracle Channel Association$10K
- The Great Commission Foundation$10K
- The Great Commission Foundation$10K
- Power to Change Ministries$10K
- Message Trust Canada Foundation$10K
- Home Church - Red Deer Alberta$10K
- Forafrika$6,000
- Union Gospel Mission$5,000
- Tenth Avenue Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance$5,000
- The Children's Family House Society of B.C.$5,000
- Relate Christian Church$5,000
- Mission 3:16 Society$5,000
- Ministers Network Canada$5,000
- The First Baptist Church of Vancouver$5,000
- Calvary Worship Centre$5,000
- Christian Advocacy Society of Greater Vancouver$2,500
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$2,200
- Windsor Life Centre Ministries$2,000
Received $759K from 15 charities:
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$200K
- Coram Deo Foundation$184K
- Morningstar Foundation$140K
- United Way British Columbia$95K
- Centre Church Vancouver$50K
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$25K
- David Ash Family Foundation$24K
- The Peter Young Foundation$14K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,175
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$5,000
- Granville Chapel$2,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,175
- Kenneth Copeland Ministries Canada$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions31
- Total compensation, all staff$3.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Koop (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Coastal Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899226682RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.