Global PartnerLink Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 813175957RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,583,821) as filed with the CRA.
Global PartnerLink Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 40% from other charities. In 2024, 29 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $526K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $14K to Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Bible translation -literacy and education -education and training on the use of scripture -capacity building of national partners -bible printing and distribution -community development -health education and response
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.1M | $242K | $14K | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $240K | $17K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $1.9M | $1.4M | $255K | $25K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $238K | $22K | $227K |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $241K | $21K | $252K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $526K from 29 charities:
- Church of the Rock Inc.$210K
- The Damascus Road Foundation$85K
- Faith to Live by Inc.$60K
- Christian Stewardship Services$43K
- Centre Street Church$25K
- Harvest City Church Inc.$20K
- The Charis Foundation$20K
- Christian Stewardship Services$14K
- The Christian Reformed Church of Granum Alberta Canada$12K
- Ypma Family Foundation$10K
- Itlma Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,573
- Abundance Canada$4,100
- Bonavista Evangelical Missionary Church Fellowship$2,500
- C&J Ekong Charitable Foundation Inc.$2,000
- Bethel Bergthaler Mennonite Church$1,500
- Christian Reformed Church of Iron Springs Alberta$1,374
- Ladner Christian Reformed Church$1,087
- Sonrise Christian Reformed Church$990
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Lethbridge$812
- Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Ottawa$807
- BenefAction Foundation$769
- Hope Christian Reformed Church of Brantford$658
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$633
- New Hope Community Church$500
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$353K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Deborah Olthof (secretary/vice chair); Thomas Janzen (chair); Alexander Mathew (board member); Shailene Caparas (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Global PartnerLink Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813175957RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.