Southern Alberta Bible Camp (1978)
Charitable organization · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 119157345RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,365,628) as filed with the CRA.
Southern Alberta Bible Camp (1978) is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $4M in revenue and $3.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 29 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $258K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.1M in 2020 to $4M in 2024.
In its own words
Provide summer camps for children throughout the balance of the year. Retreats for adults children and families.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4M | $3.4M | $3.3M | — | — | $14.3M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $0 | — | $13.3M |
| 2022 | $3M | $2.7M | $2.6M | — | — | $13.1M |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $2.1M | $2M | $1,415 | — | $12.7M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $4.4M | $4.4M | $3,552 | $0 | $13.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $258K from 29 charities:
- Abundance Canada$110K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$58K
- The Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge$22K
- The Mennonite Brethern Church of Vauxhall$14K
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,897
- South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church$6,000
- Okotoks Evangelical Free Church$6,000
- Brooks Evangelical Free Church$4,200
- Champion Congregational Church$3,260
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,987
- The Evangelical Free Church of Taber Alberta$2,425
- Central Church of Christ$2,400
- College Drive Community Church$2,200
- First Evangelical Free Church of Calgary$1,500
- Foremost Evangelical Free Church$1,500
- The Bow Island Evangelical Free Church$1,500
- Evangelical Free Church of Enchant$1,380
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Lethbridge$1,080
- ATB Investor Services Foundation$1,066
- Coaldale Mennonite Church$1,000
- Mennonite Church$1,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,000
- Christian Reformed Church of Iron Springs Alberta$854
- Delia Christian Fellowship$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Southern Alberta Bible Camp (1978)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119157345RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.