The Bow Island Evangelical Free Church
Charitable organization · Bow Island, Alberta · BN 119216851RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($360,515) as filed with the CRA.
The Bow Island Evangelical Free Church is a charitable organization based in Bow Island, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $397K in revenue and $361K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $44K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $8,816 to The Evangelical Free Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Churh work-regular worship services and sunday school relief help-providing funds to people in need other charitable organizations missions
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $397K | $361K | $336K | — | $24K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $457K | $360K | — | — | $16K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $400K | $366K | — | — | $12K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $334K | $281K | $266K | — | $14K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $292K | $256K | — | — | $18K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 9 qualified donees:
- The Evangelical Free Church of Canada$8,816
- World Compassion Society$4,810
- Send International of Canada Inc.$3,000
- Operation Mobilization Canada$2,400
- Global Outreach Mission Inc.$1,500
- Southern Alberta Bible Camp (1978)$1,500
- Evangelical Free Church of Meadow Lake Incorporated$1,200
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$500
- ShareWord Global Canada$390
Received $44K from 3 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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$191K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Wikkerink (chairman); Joshua Hume (elders chairman); Karl Serfas (elders chairman); Reg O Robey (elder); Jeffrey Macfarlane (elder); Gerald Reimer (elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bow Island Evangelical Free Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119216851RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.