Friends of Beacon Ministries
Charitable organization · Bracebridge, Ontario · BN 895099117RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($193,631) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Beacon Ministries is a charitable organization based in Bracebridge, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $148K in revenue and $194K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations, 45% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $108K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Friends of beacon ministries exists to provide financial assistance in support of the on-site staff and seasonal volunteers of beacon bible camp. Friends of beacon ministries works closely with beacon bible camp and attends their annual meetings.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $148K | $194K | — | — | $153K | $97K |
| 2023 | $152K | $114K | — | — | $114K | $142K |
| 2022 | $168K | $113K | $35K | — | $76K | $141K |
| 2021 | $170K | $179K | $177K | — | $116K | $86K |
| 2020 | $181K | $149K | $149K | — | — | $96K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $108K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$41K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Olthof (chair); Dave Charters (vice-chair); Brian Fairley (treasurer); Stefan Smith (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Beacon Ministries’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895099117RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.