The Bible League of Canada
Charitable organization · Grimsby, Ontario · BN 108222084RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,188,849) as filed with the CRA.
The Bible League of Canada is a charitable organization based in Grimsby, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $16M in revenue and $16.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 66% from other charities. In 2024, 132 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.7M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $1.3M in 2024, the largest being $298K to One Hope Ministries of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Provide and place Bibles New Testaments Gospels Bible Studies and Scripture booklets worldwide. Provide training for church planter programs. Evangelize educate and instruct persons in Christian commitment and Christian lifestyle. Assist and encourage educate and foster interest in and concern for the support of the Christian global mission. Provide leadership concerning literacy and spiritual faith to children students and adults.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16M | $16.2M | $9.7M | $1.6M | $3.3M | $5.4M |
| 2023 | $17.1M | $16.1M | $12.3M | $1.3M | $11.3M | $5.6M |
| 2022 | $17.1M | $15.9M | $12.1M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $4.6M |
| 2021 | $12.5M | $11.4M | $8.8M | $991K | $352K | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $13.6M | $13.7M | $10.7M | $1.2M | $415K | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.3M to 14 qualified donees:
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$298K
- Awana International Canada$295K
- Lift Church$219K
- Canadian Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America$81K
- Child Evangelism Fellowship of Ontario$64K
- New Life Prison Ministries$60K
- Scripture Union$58K
- Church 21$55K
- Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada$55K
- The Tyndale Foundation$27K
- Child Evangelism Fellowship of British Columbia$27K
- Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ$15K
- Timberline Ranch Society$12K
- Central Calgary Evangelical Free Church$941
Received $1.7M from 132 charities:
- World Charitable Foundation of Canada$279K
- The Damascus Road Foundation$248K
- Christian Stewardship Services$152K
- Friends Reaching Individuals in Every Nation Doing Service Incorporated$135K
- Abbotsford Bibles for Missions Society$125K
- Brandt Foundation Inc.$115K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$84K
- The Church at Selwyn$73K
- Henry Gusse Foundation$60K
- Faith to Live by Inc.$60K
- Munday-Maxwell & Gaylene-Association$46K
- Christian School Foundation (Canada) Inc.$33K
- Abundance Canada$28K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- The Foundation Office.ca$20K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$17K
- Covenant Associates LTD.$15K
- Chapelle Bonne Nouvelle/ Good News Chapel/ Cappella Buona Novella$14K
- Lakemount Worship Centre$11K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$10K
- The Fred and Jane Reinders Foundation$10K
- Reimer Express Foundation Inc.$10K
- Lighthouse Baptist Amherstburg$7,000
- Covenant Christian Reformed Church of Barrie$6,805
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$3.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Helmie Verver (treasurer); Fred Meyerink (director); Jake Hilberdink (secretary); Anne Nwebube (director); Sue Kikkert (bridge member); Justin Cooper (director); Leslie Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bible League of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108222084RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.