Palm Ministry Association
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 854133287RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($669,120) as filed with the CRA.
Palm Ministry Association is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $478K in revenue and $669K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from donations, 33% from other charities. In 2024, 26 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $194K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Helping newcomers to Canada with: daily community activities learning English adjusting to life in Canada school studies and completing forms. 2. Hosting annual events - community festivals visits to local attractions 3. Providing furniture and household goods 4. Interpretation/transportation services 5. Refugee sponsorship 6. Leadership training 7. Helping newcomers re-unite with their families 8. Contacting Canadians to make them aware of what we are doing nd how they can help 9. Pantry for distributing food to families in need
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $478K | $669K | $597K | $7,868 | — | $523K |
| 2023 | $628K | $607K | $552K | $7,612 | — | $715K |
| 2022 | $562K | $590K | $559K | $4,518 | — | $693K |
| 2021 | $504K | $468K | $394K | $6,719 | — | $383K |
| 2020 | $560K | $463K | $400K | $6,433 | — | $684K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $194K from 26 charities:
- Saint John's School of Alberta Legacy Foundation$31K
- Canadahelps Canadon$29K
- Canadahelps Canadon$29K
- Parkview Alliance Church$25K
- Central Baptist Church$11K
- River of Life Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance$9,000
- Grace Point Church of God (Edmonton)$8,000
- MILL View Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$7,530
- Foothills Alliance Church$6,240
- Beulah Alliance Church of Edmonton$5,000
- Daysland Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance$4,612
- Calvary Community Church of Edmonton$4,050
- Tofield Alliance Church$3,615
- Link Charity Canada Inc$3,544
- My Charity Fund$3,377
- Sherwood Park Alliance Church Society$3,100
- Central Edmonton Alliance Church of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$2,400
- Canadian Centre for Christian Charities$2,334
- North Edmonton Alliance Church$1,875
- Abundance Canada$1,775
- McKernan Baptist Church of Edmonton Alberta$870
- Midwest Baptist Association$500
- The Western Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance$400
- Alliance Community Fellowship$200
- Parkland Baptist Church$187
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$403K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ronald Bachmann (director/executive director); Harold Klassen (director); Florence Tovell (director); Delmar Dyck (director/treasurer); Jonathan Carlzon (director); Donna Mitchell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Palm Ministry Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 854133287RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.