First Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 118916212RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($365,564) as filed with the CRA.
First Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $274K in revenue and $366K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $7,325 to Centretown Community Food Centre. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services Support Canadian Baptist Programs Participate in various denominational and ecumenical organizations Donate funds to various charitable missions
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $274K | $366K | $167K | $588 | $24K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $295K | $344K | $158K | $507 | $15K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $360K | $367K | $154K | $738 | $32K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $289K | $305K | $294K | $1,001 | $9,799 | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $232K | $284K | $273K | $792 | $10K | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 11 qualified donees:
- Centretown Community Food Centre$7,325
- Canadian Baptist Ministries$6,075
- Restoring Hope Ministries$3,600
- Algonquin College Chaplaincy$1,775
- Matthew House$1,625
- Multifaith Housing Initiative$1,325
- Spiritual Care in Secondary Schools$1,225
- Ottawa Mission$600
- Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec$525
- Centretown Churches Social Action Committee$250
- Habitat for Humanity$130
Received $13K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$196K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Johnson Efome (trustee and president); Vrenti Ghergari (trustee and treasurer); P Wong (trustee and envelope secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118916212RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.