Gethsemane International Assembly Wood Buffalo
Publicly funded institution · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 803563931RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-01. Split of total expenditures ($343,360) as filed with the CRA.
Gethsemane International Assembly Wood Buffalo is a charitable organization based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending April 1, 2024, it reported $347K in revenue and $343K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 61% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,925.
Compared with 62 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $182K in 2020 to $347K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Improved Family Relationship After school literacy program for new immigrants children New Horizons for Seniors Black History Month Computer and social media literacy for new immigrants and seniors Cultural Festival
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $347K | $343K | $290K | — | — | $103K |
| 2023 | $345K | $327K | $132K | — | — | $106K |
| 2022 | $229K | $206K | $70K | — | — | $45K |
| 2021 | $204K | $147K | $59K | — | — | $24K |
| 2020 | $182K | $182K | $57K | — | — | $20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,925 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,925
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
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$114K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
kenneth Oppon (board chair); Viola Zimunya (treasurer); Regina Oppon (executive director); Candida Odei (board member); Clementina Okoro (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gethsemane International Assembly Wood Buffalo’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803563931RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.