Spoken Word Ministries Association
Charitable organization · Mission, British Columbia · BN 858276678RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($212,189) as filed with the CRA.
Spoken Word Ministries Association is a charitable organization based in Mission, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $225K in revenue and $212K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 63% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $53K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% 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 3 qualified donees totalling $1,580 in 2024, the largest being $750 to Rock of Ages Lutheran Brethren Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Promotion of the gospel via conferences teaching events missions trips counseling and envangelism
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $225K | $212K | $192K | — | $1,580 | $70K |
| 2023 | $212K | $204K | $185K | $1,579 | $3,380 | $57K |
| 2022 | $207K | $206K | $190K | $981 | $1,105 | $49K |
| 2021 | $206K | $212K | $197K | — | $3,330 | $49K |
| 2020 | $215K | $197K | $180K | — | $500 | $54K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,580 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $53K 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$163K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Boyd Hopkins (pastor); Catherine Bates (trustee); Chad Nelson (trustee); Scott McAvena (trustee); Bryan Schindel (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Spoken Word Ministries Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858276678RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.