Northlife Fellowship Baptist Church of Fort McMurray
Charitable organization · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 118914274RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,018,251) as filed with the CRA.
Northlife Fellowship Baptist Church of Fort McMurray is a charitable organization based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations, 8% from government, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $256K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% 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 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $30K in 2024, the largest being $11K to Fellowship Prairies Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We conduct weekly services for worship prayer and teaching. We run regular events and groups for children youth young adults men women and families. We provide pastoral care to the hurting and sick through visitation meals and prayer. We officiate weddings baby dedications baptisms and funerals. We operate a soup kitchen for those experiencing food insecurity. We support both Canadian and overseas missionary activity financially.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1M | $894K | $1,645 | $30K | $5.4M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $906K | $1,111 | $75K | $5.3M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2M | $880 | $80K | $5.4M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $808 | $95K | $5.8M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $582 | $98K | $6.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $30K to 9 qualified donees:
- Fellowship Prairies Inc.$11K
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$6,400
- Africa Inland Mission International (canada)$3,000
- Power to Change Ministries$3,000
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$1,800
- Sim Canada$1,500
- The Great Commission Foundation$1,200
- TeachBeyond Inc.$1,020
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$492
Received $256K from 5 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$253K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Charl Breytenbach (elder); Javin Carelse (elder); Andrew Laidlaw (elder); Jesse Platt (chair); Mark Usher (non-voting member); Jeremy Fresz (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Northlife Fellowship Baptist Church of Fort McMurray’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118914274RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.