Finnish Pentecostal Church
Charitable organization · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 871736146RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($439,893) as filed with the CRA.
Finnish Pentecostal Church is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $430K in revenue and $440K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations.
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 positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $47K in 2024, the largest being $37K to The Great Commission Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The purpose of this charity is to spread the gospel of jesus christ at home and abroad through preaching teaching and sharing. This is accomplished through regular weekly meetings at the church facility as well as at the warnica lake camp facilities and at other miscellaneous facilities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $430K | $440K | $392K | — | $47K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $464K | $370K | $354K | — | $16K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $359K | $349K | $340K | — | $9,751 | $1M |
| 2021 | $416K | $365K | $355K | — | $9,432 | $1M |
| 2020 | $347K | $286K | $272K | $283 | $14K | $983K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $47K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$280K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Pajala (chairman of the board); Murray Fraser (trustee); Ville Tuokola (trsutee); Hank Karhunen (trustee); Randy Halvorsen (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Finnish Pentecostal Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871736146RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.