Coram Deo Foundation
Public foundation · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 856175732RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,199,303) as filed with the CRA.
Coram Deo Foundation is a public foundation based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $8.7M in revenue and $10.2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $55K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 122 qualified donees totalling $9.8M in 2024, the largest being $2.9M to The Great Commission Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.9M in 2020 to $8.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
1. Promote the teaching of the christian faith through evangelistic meeting and other forms of communication. 2. Establish christian leaders by facilitating training programs. 3. Provide humanitarian aid.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.7M | $10.2M | — | — | $9.8M | -$40K |
| 2023 | $3.6M | $7.8M | — | — | $7.6M | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $8.7M | $6M | — | — | $5.9M | $5.7M |
| 2021 | $5.4M | $8.2M | $1,575 | — | $8M | $2.9M |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $4.2M | $20K | — | $4M | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9.8M to 122 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Great Commission Foundation$2.9M
- MULTIPLY Network$1M
- Prison Fellowship International Canada$750K
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$486K
- Power to Change Ministries$384K
- Jews for Jesus/juifs pour Jesus$364K
- Bethany Relief and Rehabilitation International (canada) Inc.$300K
- Cure International Canada$293K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$250K
- Alpha Ministries Canada$200K
- Union Gospel Mission$190K
- Coastal Church$184K
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$180K
- Message Trust Canada Foundation$150K
- Global Disciples Canada$133K
- Vancouver Zion Mission Choir Society$129K
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada$125K
- Global Assistance Partners (g.a.p) Missions Church$119K
- Metro World Child Society$108K
- ShareLife Foundation$107K
- The University of British Columbia$93K
- Operation Mobilization Canada$83K
- Simon Fraser University$80K
- Stand As One Ministry$76K
- Rodem Trees Mission & Scholarship Foundation$73K
Received $55K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$137K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Chung (chairman & signing authority); Jim Cunningham (director); Marvin Kehler (director); Jim Groen (director); Rod Bergen (director); Stephanie Chung (director); Soon Chung (director); Day Stockwell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Coram Deo Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856175732RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.