Synod of British Columbia Presbyterian Church in Canada
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119207959RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($64,070) as filed with the CRA.
Synod of British Columbia Presbyterian Church in Canada is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $280K in revenue and $64K in expenditures.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $24K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $25K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Presbytery of Westminster. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $83K in 2020 to $280K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The synod maintains supervisory court working through five (5) presbyteries. It assists all presbyterian church in canada congregations that are located in bc. The synod also administers trust funds for the benefit of congregations and makes grants or loans approved by the executive of the synod. The synod holds annual synod inspirational meetings for church ministers and elders in bc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $280K | $64K | $30K | — | $28K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $173K | $66K | $25K | — | $35K | $1.6M |
| 2022 | -$184K | $72K | $22K | — | $39K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $80K | $30K | $5,186 | — | $14K | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $83K | $43K | $6,549 | — | $28K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25K to 3 qualified donees:
- Presbytery of Westminster$10K
- Trinity Presbyterian Church$10K
- Knox Presbyterian Church$5,000
Received $24K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Teresa Charlton (clerk/member); Gavin Robertson (member); Roy Napier (member); Janet Merry Eastwood (member); Ross Lockhart (moderator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Synod of British Columbia Presbyterian Church in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119207959RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.