Pioneer Bible Translators of Canada
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 892009648RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($451,137) as filed with the CRA.
Pioneer Bible Translators of Canada is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $474K in revenue and $451K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $244K.
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 highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $222K in 2020 to $474K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We recruit and train missionaries volunteers and board members. We translate the bible into the mother tongue of ethnic groups who do not yet have the bible. We train and oversee national translation teams who are translating the bible into their own mother tongue. We survey languages for the need of a bible translation. We promote the mission in our churches in canada. We assist and relieve missionaries in office work and special projects. We provide internships in mission. We establish the infrastructure necessary to carry on translation and literacy programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $474K | $451K | $451K | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $419K | $401K | $401K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $268K | $256K | $256K | — | — | -$1 |
| 2021 | $298K | $205K | $159K | $538 | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $222K | $131K | $92K | $1,574 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $244K from 16 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$90K
- Canadahelps Canadon$90K
- Ross Road Community Church$13K
- Bow Valley Christian Church$13K
- Forest Baptist Church$11K
- Trustees of the Halifax Christian Church$6,200
- Terrace Evangelical Free Church$5,230
- Link Charity Canada Inc$5,000
- Westway Christian Church Inc.$3,600
- Rosscarrock Church of Christ$1,843
- Oak Park Church of Christ$1,633
- Ottawa Chinese Bible Church$1,400
- Central Street Christian Church Inc.$1,000
- Clyde Christian Bible Church$875
- Selkirk Christian Chapel$800
- Prairie Bible Institute$50
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
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$415K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Randy Waddington (chairman); Christy Komar (trustee); Jacinthe Maskens (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pioneer Bible Translators of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892009648RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.