Independent Assemblies of God International (canada)
Charitable organization · Bridgetown, Nova Scotia · BN 118967744RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($380,718) as filed with the CRA.
Independent Assemblies of God International (canada) is a charitable organization based in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $419K in revenue and $381K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $45K in 2024, the largest being $5,194 to Inspiration Ministries. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $204K in 2020 to $419K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
To license and ordain ministers of the gospel to organize and hold regional pastor's meetings. To organize and hold provincial and national conventions with workshops to keep pastor aware of current and ongoing changes to government requirements for charities. To assist new and developing churches in attaining and becoming complaint with current government requirements for charities. To assist developing churches in obtaining charitable status. To co-operate and work with affiliated bible colleges and training programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $419K | $381K | $246K | — | $45K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $477K | $409K | $361K | — | $5,926 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $237K | $153K | $92K | — | $19K | $219K |
| 2021 | $187K | $155K | $100K | — | $19K | $143K |
| 2020 | $204K | $171K | $124K | — | $17K | $88K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $45K to 12 qualified donees:
- Inspiration Ministries$5,194
- Arctic Mission Outreach Trust Fund$4,400
- Open Word Ministries$4,200
- Mission Thando Inc.$4,200
- Ministry to Russia and Eastern Europe$4,200
- Luz a Las Naciones Ministries Inc.$4,200
- Grace Life Ministries$4,200
- Christ the Answer International Ministries$4,200
- India for Christ$4,200
- Eglise Vivante de Christ Living Church of Christ$4,200
- Canadian Centre for Christian Charities$1,250
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$750
Received $20K from 16 charities:
- Faith Fellowship Church of Dufferin County$6,619
- Ebenezer Revival Tabernacle$2,900
- Zion Christian Church$2,200
- Faith Tabernacle of London$1,907
- Open Word Ministries$1,200
- Blenheim Word of Life Church$1,000
- Apsley Community Chapel$965
- Leamington Christian Centre Inc.$630
- The Living Word Fellowship$600
- The Ministry Company Church$500
- Pembroke Christian Assembly$267
- Antioch Christian Ministries Incorporated$250
- Christ the Answer International Ministries$250
- The Miracle Working Church Inc.$240
- Centre Selon Son Coeur$50
- Jesus Christ Our Saviour Ministries—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$89K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Kelsey (general secretary); Yvon Stabili (assistant general secret); Eyvind Skafte (treasurer/recording sec); Wanda Grant (regional secretary- mari); Kabayizako Dinkota (regional secretary- east); James Cananasso (regional secretary- sout); Robert Macfarlane (rgional secretary- easte); Jefferey Newman (regional secretary-centr); Rodney Deforge (regional secretary-n cen); Orpah McKenzie (regional secretary-nw o); William Fahrner (regional secretary-sw o); David Meisner (regional secretary-prai); Wayne Frater (regional secretary-n bri); Jason Mackay (regional secretary-s bri); Burton Kewayosh (regional secretary-e arc).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Independent Assemblies of God International (canada)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118967744RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.