Discovery Church .
Charitable organization · Sherwood Park, Alberta · BN 797848884RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($590,062) as filed with the CRA.
Discovery Church . is a charitable organization based in Sherwood Park, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $640K in revenue and $590K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,000.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $55K in 2024, the largest being $24K to Alberta&NWT District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $313K in 2020 to $640K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship & prayer services and coordinate community gatherings and volunteer opportunities throughout the week. We teach christian education and train volunteers for ministry service and evangelism. We fund other qualified donees. We financially support overseas missionary activities by gifting funds to Canadian registered charities. We stream weekly worship and prayer services online. We hold spring break and summer camps for school aged children.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $640K | $590K | $370K | — | $55K | $184K |
| 2023 | $440K | $467K | $298K | — | $55K | $134K |
| 2022 | $365K | $380K | $253K | $0 | $25K | $161K |
| 2021 | $243K | $284K | $199K | $0 | $28K | $203K |
| 2020 | $313K | $267K | $182K | $0 | $47K | $216K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $55K to 13 qualified donees:
- Alberta&NWT District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$24K
- Association of Related Churches Canada$9,792
- The Pearl Church of Edmonton$5,000
- Resonate Christian Church$4,896
- Shiloh Rebman Youth Ranch Society$3,000
- Vanguard College$2,200
- YWAM Associates International Society$2,000
- Youth Rise Society$1,000
- Investing Hope Foundation$1,000
- Adeara Recovery Centre$702
- Edmonton Father's House$600
- Compassion Canada$564
- The Samaritan's Purse Canada$55
Received $5,000 from 1 charity:
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$213K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lorne Young (chair); Brent Cantelon (member at large); Ken McIntyre (director); Craig Kalvin (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Discovery Church .’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 797848884RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.