PBS Centre Inc.
Charitable organization · Steinbach, Manitoba · BN 895562510RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($113,703) as filed with the CRA.
PBS Centre Inc. is a charitable organization based in Steinbach, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $124K in revenue and $114K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 31% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
PBS published printed and distributed FREE BibleTime NewLife and Gleaners Lessons each month to approx. 1650 students (all ages). These were marked each month by our team of some 171 volunteer teachers. We returned this year to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon. Our focus was mainly on the radio work with a new large centre text banner highlighting the Word of God as part of a corner display for the first time. Over 2000 new applications were received the majority through the website. At the end of the year all our non-PBS book stocks were sold as we will no longer be having B…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $124K | $114K | $114K | — | — | $49K |
| 2023 | $114K | $127K | $127K | — | — | $45K |
| 2022 | $145K | $124K | $124K | — | — | $61K |
| 2021 | $110K | $116K | $115K | — | $1,000 | $44K |
| 2020 | $101K | $80K | $79K | — | $700 | $52K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $32K from 4 charities:
- Gospel Trust Canada$23K
- Gospel Perpetuating Foundation$5,700
- MSC Canada$1,500
- Abundance Canada$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Smith (executive director); Elaine Smith (managing director); Diane Robertson (financial director); David Vanstone (director); Aaron Dyck (director); Esther Autsema (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from PBS Centre Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895562510RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.