First Mennonite Church
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 118918440RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($295,283) as filed with the CRA.
First Mennonite Church is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $307K in revenue and $295K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,448.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $44K in 2024, the largest being $29K to Mennonite Church Alberta.
In its own words
The mission of First Mennonite Church is to support the Christian faith through fellowship and worship spread the Word of God and to help those in need. In Calgary we provide a place of worship Christian leadership and counseling services. We operate a youth program that includes Vacation Bible School for younger children social events and service opportunities for teens. We sponsor refugees and support them as they start a new life in Canada. We also help people with immediate needs by providing grocery vouchers bus tickets and other basic consumable items. We support other Mennonite…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $307K | $295K | $222K | — | $45K | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $331K | $309K | $230K | — | $51K | $3.8M |
| 2022 | $305K | $318K | $235K | — | $59K | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $297K | $274K | $143K | — | $53K | $3.1M |
| 2020 | $283K | $249K | $120K | — | $46K | $3.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $44K to 6 qualified donees:
- Mennonite Church Alberta$29K
- Mennonite Central Committee Alberta$11K
- Canadian Mennonite University$2,500
- Mennonite World Conference Canada Inc$1,041
- Mennonite Church Canada$500
- Faith Food Bank Society$350
Received $6,448 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,448
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$140K
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 Mennonite Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118918440RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.