Emissaries of Divine Light British Columbia
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 891012890RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($248,244) as filed with the CRA.
Emissaries of Divine Light British Columbia is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $154K in revenue and $248K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations. In 2021, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
In its own words
Workshops spiritual counselling assistance to seniors worship services attunements
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $154K | $248K | $248K | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $161K | $243K | $243K | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $232K | $213K | $199K | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $198K | $219K | $208K | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $179K | $253K | $239K | — | — | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $20K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$77K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Emissaries of Divine Light British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891012890RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.