South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 137328720RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,019,327) as filed with the CRA.
South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $119K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 20 qualified donees totalling $144K in 2024, the largest being $21K to Power to Change Ministries. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
To conduct weekly worship services sunday school prayer meetings fellowship activities children programs visitations and evangelical activities. To provide financial support to other charities for carrying out the gospel work in the mission field.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $2M | $1.8M | — | $144K | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | $143K | $3.4M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | $177K | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | $173K | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | $185K | $3.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $144K to 20 qualified donees:
- Power to Change Ministries$21K
- The Evangelical Free Church of Canada$20K
- Greater Europe Mission$14K
- Chinese International Missions (canada)$11K
- The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada/ l'Alliance Chretienne et Missionnaire au Canada$8,400
- Chinese Christian Mission of Canada$8,400
- International Missions in Ontario Inc.$7,200
- Child Evangelism Fellowship of Alberta$6,800
- Overseas Missionary Fellowship$6,000
- Evangelical Free Church of Meadow Lake Incorporated$6,000
- Southern Alberta Bible Camp (1978)$6,000
- Send International of Canada Inc.$5,400
- Cam International of Canada$4,800
- Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada$3,600
- Chinese Christian Herald Crusades (canada) Herald Monthly$3,600
- Canadian Association of China Graduate School of Theology$3,600
- TeachBeyond Inc.$3,600
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada$2,400
- Ambrose University$2,000
- Adventive Cross Cultural Initiatives$1,500
Received $119K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Caleb Lok (church board director); Ashley Kwok (church board director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137328720RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.