Institute for Christian Action and Contemplation
Charitable organization · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 899941579RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($189,718) as filed with the CRA.
Institute for Christian Action and Contemplation is a charitable organization based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $239K in revenue and $190K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 24 qualified donees totalling $115K in 2024, the largest being $40K to The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Publication; Silence retreat; prayer retreat; Spiritual direction; Community worship and dinner; Prison visitation; Meals and programs sponsor @ downtown eastside in Vancouver; Eastern Canada education programs on midlife and beyond; Scholarship program funding; Sojourning blog; Christian financial planning;
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $239K | $190K | $55K | $0 | $126K | $397K |
| 2023 | $54K | $59K | $49K | $0 | $10K | $300K |
| 2022 | $82K | $145K | $52K | — | $80K | $273K |
| 2021 | $170K | $213K | $173K | — | $40K | $347K |
| 2020 | $347K | $82K | $51K | — | $21K | $308K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $115K to 24 qualified donees:
- The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$40K
- Chinese Christian Mission of Canada$27K
- Jacob's Well Ministry$14K
- CCM Canada Charitable Foundation$8,000
- Canada Chinese Christian Youth Winter Conference Ministries$6,000
- Regent College$3,000
- LPD of EFCC$3,000
- Operation Mobilization Canada$2,000
- Power to Change Ministries$2,000
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$1,035
- Henri Nouwen Society$1,000
- Lighthouse Harbour Ministries$1,000
- Westminster Abbey Limited$1,000
- Family Services of Greater Vancouve$1,000
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation$1,000
- Kinbrace Community Society$1,000
- Servant Partners Mission Association$1,000
- Far East Broadcasting Associates of Canada$503
- Homeless Connect Toronto$500
- Richmond Hill Christian Community Church$500
- Strathcona Vineyard Church$300
- Ratanak International$250
- The Downtown Eastside Women's Centre Association$100
- Canadian Cancer Society$100
Received $12K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$12K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stanley Ng (director); Mon Hau Yeung (member / treasurer); Sandy Lu (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Institute for Christian Action and Contemplation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899941579RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.