Orion Evangelical Free Church
Charitable organization · Orion, Alberta · BN 107803744RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($119,453) as filed with the CRA.
Orion Evangelical Free Church is a charitable organization based in Orion, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $111K in revenue and $119K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $27K in 2024, the largest being $9,250 to The Evangelical Free Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services ministries for children and young adults. Provide pastoral care. Donate funds to missionary activities and other charities. Donate to local camp facilities and host a family camp.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $111K | $119K | — | — | $28K | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $111K | $138K | $42K | — | $42K | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $104K | $94K | $32K | — | $32K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $101K | $99K | $39K | — | $39K | $1M |
| 2020 | $117K | $104K | $30K | — | $30K | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $27K to 8 qualified donees:
- The Evangelical Free Church of Canada$9,250
- Send International of Canada Inc.$8,300
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$3,250
- Interact Ministries of Canada$3,000
- Evangelical Free Church of Canada$1,800
- Operation Mobilization Canada$840
- Global Outreach Mission Inc.$480
- Forty Mile Ministerial Association$220
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$54K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melvin Reimer (chairman); Taylor Kleinknecht (s.s. superintendant); Vicki Stromsmoe (secretary); Matthieu Howard (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Orion Evangelical Free Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107803744RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.