Square One World Media Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 834049728RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,298,601) as filed with the CRA.
Square One World Media Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 35 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $191K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Square one world media inc. (s1wm)(formerly family life network) produces media and music in various languages each with their own ethnic producer for the purposes of teaching and advancing christian faith worldwide. S1wm is a creative provider for radio and television broadcasters the internet and local live events. More than 2000 media outlets and satellite stations air our programs around the world. Our team includes partners and volunteers working in studios all over the world.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $42K | — | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $65K | — | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $58K | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $983K | $54K | — | $910K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.1M | $997K | $92K | — | $883K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $191K from 35 charities:
- Abundance Canada$73K
- Faith to Live by Inc.$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- Calvary Temple Winnipeg Inc.$6,000
- Faith Church of Winnipeg Inc.$5,500
- Mennonite Brethren Church$5,000
- The Buller Foundation Inc.$5,000
- North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church$5,000
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$5,000
- Lakeview Community Church$4,675
- Fourth Avenue Bible Church$4,434
- The Mackinnon Foundation$4,200
- Portage Avenue Church$4,114
- Titan Foundation$4,000
- Living Hope Community Church$4,000
- Faith Church of Winnipeg Inc.$3,300
- Snow Lake Christian Centre Fellowship$3,230
- Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church$3,000
- Steinbach Mennonite Brethren Church$3,000
- Selkirk Community Church Mennonite Brethren Inc.$2,400
- Bethesda Church$2,400
- South Park Mennonite Brethren Church Inc.$2,000
- Crossroads Mennonite Brethren Church$1,950
- Mennonite Brethren Church of Justice$1,800
- McIvor Avenue Mennonite Brethren Church$1,250
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
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$933K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amber Anderson Skrabek (director: secretary); Wesley Thiessen (director); John Peters (director: chair); Derek Reimer (director: treasurer); Laurel Gardiner (director); Elaine Froese (director); Claudius Soodeen (director: vice chair); Orlando Braun (director); Shoaib Ebadi (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Square One World Media Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 834049728RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.