Portage Avenue Church
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 107852329RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($785,106) as filed with the CRA.
Portage Avenue Church is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $661K in revenue and $785K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $45K in 2024, the largest being $9,176 to Youth for Christ (winnipeg) Incorporated. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Portage avenue church is a religious congregation established for the purpose of worship to provide christian education programs for its members their families adherents and the community and to provide spiritual and practical support ot those in need. In addition the portage avenue church also supports the missionary activities of the mennonite brethren church of manitoba and the canadian conference of mennonite brethren churches. In addition portage avenue church supports missionary activities of multiply square one world media and icomb along with local mission organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $661K | $785K | $559K | — | $45K | $4M |
| 2023 | $583K | $655K | $389K | — | $105K | $4M |
| 2022 | $539K | $624K | $366K | — | $132K | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $629K | $752K | $323K | — | $184K | $4.6M |
| 2020 | $680K | $606K | $304K | — | $164K | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $45K to 15 qualified donees:
- Youth for Christ (winnipeg) Incorporated$9,176
- MULTIPLY Network$5,274
- Simonhouse Bible Camp$5,260
- International Community of Mennonite Brethren Society$4,970
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$4,371
- Square One World Media Inc.$4,114
- Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary$4,046
- The Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba$3,000
- Donwood Manor Foundation Inc$2,250
- Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba Inc.$600
- Generation Rising$500
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$500
- Living Bible Explorers$400
- Ide International Development Enterprises Association Inc.$200
- Union Gospel Mission$100
Received $22K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$324K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Bell (chair of care ministry); Norman Cameron (secretary); Jedidiah Carpentier (lead pastor); Ji-Yung Choi (council member); Peggy Jensen (council member); John Neufeld (moderator); Laura Schroeder (chr of worship & educat); Eileen Kroeker (chair of missions); Kathy Fehr (treasurer); Bob Kroeker (chair bdg/grounds); Christopher Obi (council member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Portage Avenue Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107852329RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.