Life Lessons From the Bible
Charitable organization · Orangeville, Ontario · BN 895821668RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,025,302) as filed with the CRA.
Life Lessons From the Bible is a charitable organization based in Orangeville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $34K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Production of tv programs titles 'quick study-bible discovery' viewed on vision tv faith tv joy tv bible discovery tv and the internet production of on-line streaming programs publishing of monthly printed material relating to the tv & internet programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1M | $971K | — | — | $576K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1M | $970K | — | — | $560K |
| 2022 | $970K | $989K | $913K | — | — | $2,888 |
| 2021 | $972K | $949K | $868K | — | — | $27K |
| 2020 | $902K | $907K | — | — | — | $540K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $34K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$541K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Charles Hembree (president); Gerd Oster (secretary); Earl Stevenson (board member); John Devries (board member); John Williamson (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Life Lessons From the Bible’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895821668RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.