Pacific Spirit United Church
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119130417RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,204,299) as filed with the CRA.
Pacific Spirit United Church is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $41K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% 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 $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $119K in 2024, the largest being $63K to First United Church Community Ministry Society. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $2.5M in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Living lives of meaning through faith service and god's love. Regularly scheduled worship and other church related services. Christian education for children and youth. Spiritual nature and fellowship activities for adults. Pastoral care and outreach for members and the wider community. Venue for choral and other cultural groups to rehearse and perform.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $857K | — | $119K | $26.5M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $834K | $2,362 | $119K | $26.1M |
| 2022 | $362K | $1.3M | $975K | — | $54K | $25.7M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $895K | — | $328K | $26.7M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $1.3M | $973K | — | $77K | $26.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $119K to 8 qualified donees:
- First United Church Community Ministry Society$63K
- The United Church of Canada$49K
- Camp Fircom Society of the United Church of Canada$2,896
- The United Church of Canada$1,825
- Wish Drop-In Centre Society$1,458
- Shaughnessy Heights United Church$700
- The Healing Pathway Society$500
- Affirm United - S'affirmer ensemble$299
Received $41K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$524K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patricia Alexis (chair outreach); Anne Clark (chair first third); Catherine Evans (chair communications); Frederick Fawcett (treasurer); Deborah Laing (minister); Michelle LIM (recording secretary); Norene Macleod (regional representative); Barbara McLeish (chair in-reach); Markus Mikulec (chair property oversight); Julie Poznanski (chair finance); Ken Reeder (member at large); William Smart (chair trustees); John Smith (chair ministry/personnel); Merrilee Thompson (chair worship & music); Elinor Wilson (chair of council).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pacific Spirit United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119130417RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.