Finnish Bethel Church/suomalainen Bethel- Seurakunta
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 888708591RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($319,702) as filed with the CRA.
Finnish Bethel Church/suomalainen Bethel- Seurakunta 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 $408K in revenue and $320K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 64% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,341.
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. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $257K in 2020 to $408K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Sunday: service at the church and at the community. During the week: bible study prayer meetings charitable work in the community. Friday: youth ministry. Saturday: special functions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $408K | $320K | $320K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $339K | $271K | $271K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $282K | $291K | $291K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $260K | $259K | $259K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $257K | $256K | $256K | — | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,341 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,341
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$115K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Haavisto (chair of the board); Tim Mononen (director); Jarno Karjanlahti (senior pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Finnish Bethel Church/suomalainen Bethel- Seurakunta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888708591RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.