Lifeline Christian Mission Society - Canada
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 803268317RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($312,794) as filed with the CRA.
Lifeline Christian Mission Society - Canada is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $293K in revenue and $313K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from donations, 38% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $59K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
We operate schools clinics and churches that aid impoverished people around the world specifically in places like Haiti and Panama by providing basic amenities including food and essential medical care to the poor and distressed primarily to impoverished children under the age of eighteen years. In addition we do leadership development meal packs micro-loans and help create sustainability for churches and schools. Our core objectives including investing in programs that pave a path out of poverty for individuals and families around the world and providing opportunities for people busi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $293K | $313K | — | $1,599 | $124K | $509K |
| 2023 | $354K | $372K | — | $1,563 | $189K | $458K |
| 2022 | $249K | $241K | $63K | $1,504 | $2,500 | $476K |
| 2021 | $347K | $334K | $116K | $1,906 | $0 | $468K |
| 2020 | $285K | $338K | $113K | $1,902 | $0 | $455K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $59K from 16 charities:
- Bow Valley Christian Church$19K
- Clyde Christian Bible Church$7,900
- Hope Community Covenant Church$5,334
- The Mackinnon Foundation$3,600
- Prairie Bible Institute$3,514
- Hope Hills Church of Calgary$2,935
- Trustees of the Halifax Christian Church$2,700
- Coldstream Christian Church$2,500
- Fredericton Christian Church$2,100
- Rosscarrock Church of Christ$1,963
- Canadian Centre for Christian Charities$1,879
- Sherwood Christian Church Inc.$1,250
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,165
- Oak Park Church of Christ$1,070
- Lumby Christian Church$1,000
- The Calgary Church of Christ$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$153K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lifeline Christian Mission Society - Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803268317RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.