Sonora Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Sherbrook, Nova Scotia · BN 887500999RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($35,051) as filed with the CRA.
Sonora Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Sherbrook, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $7,107 in revenue and $35K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $650 in 2024, the largest being $550 to Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $12K in 2020 to $7,107 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Purpose of this charity is religion - worship and preach the christian gospel and to carry out the general upkeep and maintainance of the church building - to foster an environment of faith support and christian community. Programs include church worship services and wedding funeral and baptism services if requested. We send financial gifts in support of missions and hospital chaplaincy to our denomination headquarters which is a registered charity and financial gift to a youth summer camp which is a registered charity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,107 | $35K | $34K | — | $650 | $131K |
| 2023 | $6,049 | $6,380 | $5,679 | — | $650 | $159K |
| 2022 | $4,968 | $5,467 | — | — | $80 | $159K |
| 2021 | $9,404 | $9,580 | — | — | $1,650 | $160K |
| 2020 | $12K | $19K | — | — | — | $160K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $650 to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$2,200
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Viola Julien (church treasurer); Althea Burns (church clerk); Audrey Jordan (assistant treasurer & associat).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sonora Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887500999RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.