The Christian Science Trust in Canada
Public foundation · Delta, British Columbia · BN 119222917RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($213,738) as filed with the CRA.
The Christian Science Trust in Canada is a public foundation based in Delta, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing religion. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, it reported $203K in revenue and $214K in expenditures.
Compared with 13,465 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 100% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 31 qualified donees totalling $167K in 2022, the largest being $5,394 to Christian Science Society Scarborough. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Funding various jornal-listed canadian branch churches and societies to distribute remaining assets.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $203K | $214K | $167K | — | $167K | $43K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $9.4M | $9.2M | — | $9.2M | $53K |
| 2020 | -$39K | $157K | $45K | — | $20K | $8.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Public foundation — endowment and payout, March 31, 2022
- Receipted donations$4,521
- Investment income$17
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $167K to 31 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Christian Science Society Scarborough$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist Edmonton$5,394
- Christian Science Society Nelson B.C. Canada$5,394
- Christian Science Society Hamilton$5,394
- Christian Science Society Hamilton$5,394
- Christian Science Society Nanaimo B.C.$5,394
- Christian Science Society Kelowna B.C.$5,394
- Christian Science Society Kamloops$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist Victoria B.C.$5,394
- Christian Science Society Thunder Bay Ontario Canada$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist$5,394
- Christian Science Society Penticton B.C.$5,394
- Fifth Church of Christ Scientist$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist Kitchener Ontario$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist Etobicoke$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist in Ottawa$5,394
- Deuxieme Eglise du Christ Scientiste$5,394
- Christian Science Society London$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist$5,394
- Second Church of Christ Scientist Vancouver$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist Montreal$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist$5,394
- Christian Science Society Red Deer$5,394
- First Church of Christ Scientist ST. Catharines$5,394
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$5,406
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Lynn (dunphy) R Neligan (trustee); Karen Meyers (trustee); Myrna Nordling (trustee).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Christian Science Trust in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119222917RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.