Springs of Living Water Centre Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 108000654RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,704,284) as filed with the CRA.
Springs of Living Water Centre Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12.7M in revenue and $11.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 110% from donations. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $78K.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $200,000–249,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 59 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $574K in 2024, the largest being $378K to Springs of Living Water Christian Academy Incorporated. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Preaching and teaching the bible through weekly services children's church youth men's women's and other weekly programs at four different locations. Television broadcasting locally nationally and internationally through traditional linear tv and online broadcats. The church continued to fund missions locally and outside manitoba. This includes continued support and expansion of programs to assist the needy in winnipeg's core area. The church has in-person services in winnipeg winnipeg's inner city and calgary.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.7M | $11.7M | $10.6M | $25K | $574K | $24.3M |
| 2023 | $13M | $10.8M | $9.8M | $6,933 | $472K | $23.2M |
| 2022 | $13.5M | $10.8M | $9.5M | $6,366 | $768K | $21.1M |
| 2021 | $12.5M | $10M | $8.8M | — | $726K | $18.3M |
| 2020 | $11.5M | $10.2M | $8.9M | — | $698K | $15.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $574K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $78K from 10 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9993 positions
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions59
- Total compensation, all staff$5.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Zachary Fontaine (sr. pastor/pres./director/ceo); Gilbert Cornelsen (director); Curtis Enns (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Springs of Living Water Centre Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108000654RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.