Life Church Edmonton
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 840083125RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($299,601) as filed with the CRA.
Life Church Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $354K in revenue and $300K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations, 52% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,250.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $4,333 in 2024, the largest being $2,833 to Shatter the Darkness Ministries. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $177K in 2020 to $354K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Bible study church worship pre-marital counselling kids ministry
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $354K | $300K | — | — | $4,333 | $101K |
| 2023 | $266K | $293K | $293K | — | $600 | $46K |
| 2022 | $213K | $232K | $232K | — | $600 | $72K |
| 2021 | $232K | $166K | $165K | — | $600 | $92K |
| 2020 | $177K | $153K | $152K | — | $600 | $26K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,333 to 2 qualified donees:
- Shatter the Darkness Ministries$2,833
- Worldreach Ministries Inc.$1,500
Received $4,250 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$188K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Carter (senior pastor); Dwight Hayes (director); Brenda Schulz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Life Church Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 840083125RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.