Connect Church
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 761317494RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($828,769) as filed with the CRA.
Connect Church is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $829K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $26K in 2024, the largest being $9,235 to Association of Related Churches Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $389K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Weekly sunday worship services weekly bible teaching hosting community outreach events
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $829K | $738K | — | $26K | $399K |
| 2023 | $661K | $830K | $430K | — | $89K | $205K |
| 2022 | $852K | $558K | $326K | — | $82K | $401K |
| 2021 | $349K | $385K | — | — | $22K | $89K |
| 2020 | $389K | $361K | $133K | — | $18K | $119K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $26K to 9 qualified donees:
- Association of Related Churches Canada$9,235
- Église L'AccèsCible$4,600
- Greatness Church Ministries$3,000
- Radiance Family Society$2,000
- Lighthouse Voyage Ministries$2,000
- Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society$2,000
- Hope Mission$1,281
- Basically Babies LTD.$1,000
- Her Victory Society Calgary$1,000
Received $19K from 3 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$302K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Sweaza (lead pastor); Amber Sweaza (lead pastor); Allan Manzano (director); Tyler Sutherland (director); Samantha Lodovica (director); Kayla Johnson (director); Kyle Johnson (executive pastor); Kimberly Roman (admin/bookkeeper); Dami Ajibade (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Connect Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 761317494RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.