Lighthouse Church PAOC
Charitable organization · Delta, British Columbia · BN 118990282RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,189,864) as filed with the CRA.
Lighthouse Church PAOC is a charitable organization based in Delta, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from donations, 8% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $70K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 34 qualified donees totalling $248K in 2024, the largest being $33K to The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada British Columbia and Yukon District Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
1. Conduct weekly public services for Christian worship propagating the gospel and prayer 2. Operate regular programs for children youth and adults and care groups for all ages 3. Indirectly support overseas missions programs both long and short term 4. Conduct mid week bible study and prayer groups for all ages 5. Operate benevolent programs notably the South Delta Food Bank 6. Operate a Christian run daycare entitled 'Creation Station Daycare'
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $912K | — | $248K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1M | $932K | $4,175 | $82K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $822K | $28K | $163K | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1M | $955K | $742K | — | $184K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $767K | $626K | — | $83K | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $248K to 34 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada British Columbia and Yukon District Society$33K
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada$15K
- Community Fund of Faith$15K
- Erdo$10K
- Stuart Lake Outreach Group Society$9,000
- Sooke Food Bank Society$9,000
- Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society$9,000
- Oliver Foodbank (2000)$9,000
- Golden Food Bank Society$9,000
- Feed Enderby And District Food Bank Society$9,000
- Clearwater and District Food Bank Society$9,000
- The Community Harvest Food Bank$9,000
- The Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Caledonia$9,000
- Society For Senior Support$8,000
- Osoyoos Baptist Church$7,000
- Mayne Island Food Bank Society$7,000
- Lake Cowichan Food Bank Society$7,000
- People for a Healthy Community on Gabriola Society$7,000
- Barriere & District Food Bank Society$7,000
- Eleviva$6,000
- Boston Bar/North Bend Enhancement Society$4,000
- Salmo Community Resource Society$4,000
- Quadra Island Recreation Society$4,000
- Church on the Hill$4,000
- Hornby Island Educational Society$4,000
Received $70K from 8 charities:
- Food Banks British Columbia$53K
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada British Columbia and Yukon District Society$6,000
- The Foundation Office.ca$4,000
- Ladner Christian Reformed Church$2,435
- First West Foundation$2,227
- McKee House Seniors Society$1,461
- South Delta Baptist Church$1,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$24
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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$573K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Stebeck (lead pastor); Lily-Mae O'Dowd (director); David Rutsch (director); Erwin Flores (treasurer); Stephanie Ferriera (director); Heather Saip (director); Douglas Wilkinson (director); John Gorecki (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lighthouse Church PAOC’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118990282RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.