It Is Written - IL Est Ecrit (canada)
Charitable organization · Oshawa, Ontario · BN 860239532RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,671,640) as filed with the CRA.
It Is Written - IL Est Ecrit (canada) is a charitable organization based in Oshawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 40% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $136K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,735 in 2024, the largest being $3,735 to Ryley Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 19 names.
In its own words
Production and broadcasting of a weekly religious educational telecast in English and Portuguese. These Bible-based programs meet human needs through the teaching of the Bible. These programs promote high moral standards good citizenship good health and family unity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $120K | $3,735 | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $126K | $7,255 | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $139K | $10K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $97K | $11K | $883K |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $1.3M | $1M | $104K | — | $485K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,735 to 1 qualified donee:
- Ryley Seventh-day Adventist Church$3,735
Received $136K from 5 charities:
- Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church$119K
- Ontario Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church$9,492
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,719
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$950
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$568K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jean Levy (director); Steve Matthews (director); Margarita Gitev (director); Paul Llewellyn (president); Dave Miller (director); Margarett Enniss-Trotman (director); Walt Kalkan (director); Paul Musafili (treasurer); Michael Lemon (secretary); Ngoy Kyala (director); Charles Aguilar (director); Evaldo Vicente (director); Cyrill Millett III (vice-president); Brad Thorp (director); Jakov Bibulovic (director); John Murley (director); Jeff Potts (director); Rebecca Stonecypher (director); Kevin Kroeker (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from It Is Written - IL Est Ecrit (canada)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 860239532RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.