Kelowna Christian Center Society
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 118978634RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($37,678,689) as filed with the CRA.
Kelowna Christian Center Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $37.9M in revenue and $37.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $102K.
Compared with 29 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (9 positions in that band). The charity reported 161 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $43K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Impact Ministries Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Weekly church services. Christian education junior kindergarten/preschool through grade 12 through both a campus school and an online school. Christian outreach - local provincial national and international. Pastoral care. Programs for development of families from children through to senior adults.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $37.9M | $37.7M | $36.4M | $51K | $43K | $9.2M |
| 2023 | $33.4M | $34.2M | $33.1M | $33K | $22K | $8.9M |
| 2022 | $34.3M | $33.7M | $32.6M | $45K | $12K | $9.8M |
| 2021 | $37.9M | $31.9M | $31.1M | $24K | $20K | $9.3M |
| 2020 | $29.8M | $28.5M | $27.7M | $33K | $27K | $3.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $43K to 9 qualified donees:
- Impact Ministries Canada$20K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$6,405
- Youth With A Mission (BC) Society$4,630
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$4,200
- Lema'an Zion$2,480
- Israel's Peace Ministries$2,480
- Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs$1,000
- Okanagan Valley Pregnancy CARE Centre$1,000
- Canadian Centre for Christian Charities$5
Received $102K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9999 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions161
- Total compensation, all staff$13.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Casavant (vice chair); Michael Daigle (treasurer); Shari Matvieshen (secretary); Sheyi Oyedele (director); Brodie Kalamen (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kelowna Christian Center Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118978634RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.