Smythe Street Cathedral Inc.
Charitable organization · Fredericton, New Brunswick · BN 107986515RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,151,852) as filed with the CRA.
Smythe Street Cathedral Inc. is a charitable organization based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $75K in 2024, the largest being $26K to Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada Incorporated. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
We perform spiritual rites counseling & prayer weekly Christian ministry for the local congregation & community. We conduct Alpha & other programs to minister the Christian faith to both the believer and non-believer. We provide Christian training & teaching thru Sunday School youth and adult activities and bible studies. We hold Summer children & youth camps. We provide pastoral care & visitation to the sick both in hospitals & home visits. We provide support to missions abroad and ministry outreach to inmates ex-offenders victims of crime and their families. We distribute groceries loca…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $977K | $3,626 | $75K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $895K | $1,925 | $70K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1M | $1M | $867K | $880 | $59K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $992K | $826K | $682 | $78K | $894K |
| 2020 | $1M | $860K | $722K | — | $63K | $886K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $75K to 12 qualified donees:
- Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada Incorporated$26K
- United Way/Centraide (Central N.B./Region Du Centre du N.B.)Inc.$18K
- International Christian Mission Services$16K
- Prison Christian Ministries Inc.$9,823
- Alpha Ministries Canada$1,500
- Helpline Inc.$1,000
- World Vision Canada$928
- Fredericton Community Services Inc.$895
- Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada$655
- United Youth Outreach$300
- 12Neighbours Community Inc.$100
- The Gideons International in Canada Charitable Fund$50
Received $17K from 5 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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$513K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Shupe (cfo); Bernie Zebarth (trustee); David Hubbard (trustee); Yves Lebel (sr it specialist); Chad Billington (co-lead pastor); Ron Goodine (vice-chairman); Terry Loughead (trustee); Heidi Billington (co-lead pastor); Kelly Piers (trustee); Jean-Francois Jutras (trustee); David McConchie (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Smythe Street Cathedral Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107986515RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.