Release Ministries Society
Charitable organization · Fort ST. John, British Columbia · BN 841804883RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($94,711) as filed with the CRA.
Release Ministries Society is a charitable organization based in Fort ST. John, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $100K in revenue and $95K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations, 21% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Cloverdale Christian Fellowship Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $31K in 2020 to $100K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Ministering to people congregations and ministries in Canada and overseas as approved by the Directors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100K | $95K | $90K | — | $500 | $38K |
| 2023 | $89K | $72K | $68K | — | $200 | $33K |
| 2022 | — | $64K | $61K | — | — | $16K |
| 2021 | $45K | $45K | $44K | — | — | $12K |
| 2020 | $31K | $21K | $21K | — | — | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $11K from 11 charities:
- White Rock Life Church$2,000
- Living Way Life Church$1,940
- Vancouver Native Pentecostal Church$1,200
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,200
- Christ Miracle Ministries International Society$1,000
- Kingdom Coast Church$1,000
- Numa Church$1,000
- The Lighthouse Ministry Centre$900
- Fountainhead Christian Society$250
- Bethel International Church$200
- The Vine and Branch Foundation$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lionel Batke (vice-president); John Fortune (director); Shannon Stange (president); Daryl Veasey (secretary-treasurer); Daniel Petersen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Release Ministries Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841804883RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.