First Baptist Church of Nelson British Columbia
Charitable organization · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 131157091RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($901,538) as filed with the CRA.
First Baptist Church of Nelson British Columbia is a charitable organization based in Nelson, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $902K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 26 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $600 in 2024, the largest being $600 to Canadian Baptists of Western Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $466K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024.
In its own words
Advancement of christianity through teaching and weekly services and group discussions -provide ministries for seniors adults youth and children -full day childcare- after school care for children kindergarten to grade 5 including summer camp programs for same age group and early learning services for 2.5-5 yrs - support christian missions work in canada and overseas - give pastoral care and provide ministry to shut ins and in supported care - support relief and development work abroad - assist other compassionate groups outside denomination provide space for groups making qui…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $902K | $585K | — | $600 | $957K |
| 2023 | $343K | $770K | $170K | — | $1,065 | $841K |
| 2022 | $472K | $596K | $478K | — | $15K | $958K |
| 2021 | $471K | $524K | $466K | — | $6,691 | $925K |
| 2020 | $466K | $432K | $191K | — | $7,930 | $774K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $600 to 1 qualified donee:
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
- $1–39,99923 positions
- Permanent full-time positions26
- Total compensation, all staff$60K
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 First Baptist Church of Nelson British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131157091RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.