Power to Change Ministries
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 118827849RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($33,989,771) as filed with the CRA.
Power to Change Ministries is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $45.2M in revenue and $34M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations, 41% from other charities. In 2024, 455 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 528 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $483K in 2024, the largest being $442K to Global Aid Network. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The following programs were conducted as a means to communicate the gospel message of jesus christ and to teach the christian way of life in canada and around the world. 1) direct ministry to congregations of students professional and amateur athletes business professionals and other lay people in the community including families and prison populations 2) prayer and bible study groups 3) public broadcasting and drama 4) resource church planting 5) humanitarian and 6) pastoral care 7) print publications and distribution of audio video and literature 8) internet website and chatrooms 9) pub…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $45.2M | $34M | $29.2M | $2.4M | $483K | $14M |
| 2023 | $33.2M | $34.3M | $28.6M | $2.4M | $1.5M | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $31.3M | $30.8M | $26.2M | $2.7M | $608K | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $34.2M | $31.5M | $26.3M | $3.2M | $337K | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $36.2M | $34.5M | $29M | $3.3M | $473K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $483K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $18M from 455 charities:
- Campus Crusade for Christ Foundation$11.3M
- Abundance Canada$658K
- The Damascus Road Foundation$529K
- The Foundation Office.ca$477K
- Coram Deo Foundation$384K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$231K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$204K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$159K
- Graham Munro Charitable Foundation$150K
- WSL Foundation$150K
- Yonge-Rosedale Charitable Foundation$149K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$112K
- The Navigators of Canada$99K
- The Hearn Family Foundation$75K
- Wallenstein Bible Chapel$73K
- Canadahelps Canadon$69K
- Canadahelps Canadon$69K
- Heron Family Foundation$63K
- Global Aid Network$62K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$55K
- Canada Gives$50K
- Munday-Maxwell & Gaylene-Association$48K
- Heppell Family Foundation$46K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$44K
- BenefAction Foundation$43K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions528
- Total compensation, all staff$22.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Don Van Meer (director chairman); Mark Peterson (director vice chair); Lorne Plett (director secretary & treasure); Calvin Quek (director); Adrian Peel (director); Donna Hastings (director); Darren Young (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Power to Change Ministries’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118827849RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.