First Church of Christ Scientist
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 107385833RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($950,036) as filed with the CRA.
First Church of Christ Scientist is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $950K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $250.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $170K in 2024, the largest being $73K to B.C. Camping and Recreation Guild for Christian Scientists. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $476K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024.
In its own words
1) conducting church services including sunday school online and in person 2) operating a reading room (bookstore/library) for the public 3) sponsoring public lectures and workshops on the bible spirituality and spiritual healing by qualified speakers online 4) providing funding for christian science society sanitarium and summer camp in canada 5) providing funding for local charities addressing disaster recovery homelessness hunger and women/families in need
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $950K | $270K | — | $467K | $0 |
| 2023 | $447K | $560K | $258K | — | $158K | $5 |
| 2022 | $397K | $521K | $256K | — | $53K | $0 |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $476K | $233K | — | $137K | $0 |
| 2020 | $476K | $479K | $238K | — | $135K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $170K to 12 qualified donees:
- B.C. Camping and Recreation Guild for Christian Scientists$73K
- First Church of Christ Scientist Edmonton$30K
- Faith Food Bank Society$15K
- Homespace Society$11K
- Mennonite Central Committee Alberta$10K
- Canadian Veterans Services Society$7,500
- Women in Need Society$6,000
- Inn From the Cold Society$6,000
- Calgary Meals on Wheels$6,000
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$5,000
- Wayside House$295
- Faith and Spirituality Centre$100
Received $250 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$139K
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 Church of Christ Scientist’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107385833RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.