Saanich Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 129780508RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($668,719) as filed with the CRA.
Saanich Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $926K in revenue and $669K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $39K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $21K in 2024, the largest being $7,000 to The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.5M in 2020 to $926K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We function as a local christian church for the spiritual development of members and adherents. We proclaim the gospel of jesus christ locally and around the world ministering to the needs of all people. Specifically-we hold worship services weekly at the church. We offer bible studies at the church and in member's homes; prayer fellowship and group support sessions youth programs for spiritual training and character development we give pastoral care and benevolence to those in need. Development-we donate money in support of local and international missionaries and help fund the provincial c…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $926K | $669K | $617K | — | $21K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $766K | $721K | $630K | — | $56K | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | $54K | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | $52K | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | $78K | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $21K to 8 qualified donees:
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$7,000
- Compassion Canada$5,752
- Youth for Christ South Island Association$3,600
- International Justice Mission Canada / Mission Internationale de Justice-Canada$2,350
- Camp Qwanoes$2,001
- Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in British Columbia and Yukon$200
- Africa Inland Mission International (canada)$0
- International Christian Mission Services—
Received $39K from 4 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$454K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Benjamin Hall (lead pastor); Lindsay Anderson (associate pastor); Christina Honecker (associate pastor); Loretta Burns (treasurer); Brad Cameron (board chair); Crystal Alderlieston (board member); Marshall Gustavson (board member); Panmoli Sivananthan (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saanich Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129780508RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.