Peace River Alliance Church
Charitable organization · Peace River, Alberta · BN 107828733RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($281,147) as filed with the CRA.
Peace River Alliance Church is a charitable organization based in Peace River, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $285K in revenue and $281K 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 26% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% 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 $39K in 2024, the largest being $11K to The Western Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services prayer meetings bible studies and various ministry activities including other charitable organizations such as Awana Grimshaw Annual Clothing Bonanza sponsor for Youth for Christ centre in Grimshaw sponsor for YWAM worker and still conducting refugee sponsorship from Eritrea.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $285K | $281K | $154K | $0 | $39K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $309K | $249K | $136K | — | $27K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $295K | $938K | $161K | — | $49K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $287K | $1.1M | $129K | — | $48K | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $317K | $281K | $220K | — | $34K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $39K to 9 qualified donees:
- The Western Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance$11K
- Youth for Christ/canada$9,820
- Riverside Gospel Fellowship$7,020
- Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$5,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$3,000
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$3,000
- Peace River Regional Women's Shelter Society$1,000
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$50
- Ambrose University$5
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$93K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Clint Ferriss (secretary); Dennis Bacso (treasurer); Greg Berreth (board member); Robert Rodgers (board member); Shanan Sadler (vice chair); David Tonner (chair/pastor); Lyle Fullerton (board member); Donald Burdick (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Peace River Alliance Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107828733RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.