Saanich Community Church
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 865213433RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($247,554) as filed with the CRA.
Saanich Community Church is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $219K in revenue and $248K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $72.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $36K in 2024, the largest being $12K to MULTIPLY Network. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Christian worship on sunday mornings; meetings of various small group; support and financial support to facilitate acculturation of refugee family; growing produce for local food-bank; chaplaincy to those experiencing loss; summer community barbecue and easter egg hunt for local families; making quilts to distribute internationally; support various relief/development organizations e.g. Mennonite disaster services mennonite central committee
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $219K | $248K | $209K | — | $23K | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $230K | $256K | $154K | — | $30K | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $219K | $197K | $154K | — | $26K | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $255K | $200K | $162K | — | $26K | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $250K | $218K | $180K | — | $26K | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $36K to 8 qualified donees:
- MULTIPLY Network$12K
- Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) British Columbia$8,000
- The B.C. Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches$5,600
- Ismc International Student Ministries Canada$4,699
- Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary$2,300
- Gateway Community Church$2,000
- International Community of Mennonite Brethren Society$1,000
- Mennonite Disaster Service Canada Inc.$500
Received $72 from 1 charity:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Myrna Hiebert (congegational care); Marian Mann (children's ministry); Dale Wall (moderator); Kendrick Marr (assistant moderator/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saanich Community Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865213433RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.