Great Commission Media Ministries
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 828649467RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,332,630) as filed with the CRA.
Great Commission Media Ministries is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 61% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.1M.
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. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $163K in 2020 to $1.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Preaching the gospel through broadcasting TV programs Printed publications Emergency Relief Media evangelism Campaigns
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $2.3M | $1.8M | $146K | — | $9.8M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $3M | $1.7M | $208K | — | $10.1M |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | $12M |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | $12M |
| 2020 | $163K | $12K | — | $11K | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.1M from 10 charities:
- The Great Commission Foundation$552K
- Heppell Family Foundation$500K
- Munday-Maxwell & Gaylene-Association$70K
- Willoughby Christian Reformed Church$2,980
- Evangelical Chinese Bible Church$2,400
- Arlin Foundation$2,000
- The John Ankerberg Show Canada$1,287
- BenefAction Foundation$923
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$197
- Canadahelps Canadon$129
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$219K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Clint Heppell (director); Cal Dirks (director); Hannu Haukka; Don Warkentin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Great Commission Media Ministries’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828649467RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.