First Baptist Church Kelowna
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 856209838RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($323,529) as filed with the CRA.
First Baptist Church Kelowna is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $314K in revenue and $324K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% 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 9% 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.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $13K in 2024, the largest being $12K to Canadian Baptist of Western Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services; weekly training for men women and children; weekly youth outreach; pastoral care and counselling; outreach to addction groups.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $314K | $324K | $25K | — | $13K | $659K |
| 2023 | $338K | $360K | $76K | — | $14K | $668K |
| 2022 | $306K | $319K | $37K | — | $15K | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $299K | $279K | $15K | — | $11K | $704K |
| 2020 | — | $269K | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $13K to 3 qualified donees:
- Canadian Baptist of Western Canada$12K
- young Life of Canada$500
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$500
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$179K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sherry Bennett (elder); Heather Kelz (secretary); Chris Adamson (elder); Garry Klammer (elder); Mark Dickson (elder); Lynne Pratt (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Baptist Church Kelowna’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856209838RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.