The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada
Charitable organization · Cardston, Alberta · BN 826344632RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($217,043,145) as filed with the CRA.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada is a charitable organization based in Cardston, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $211.4M in revenue and $217M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 148 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 72 qualified donees totalling $64.3M in 2024, the largest being $18.3M to Brigham Young University - Hawaii. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The ongoing purpose of the charity is to teach the religious doctrines of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints and to help people improve their lives and satisfy their temporal needs by encouraging education improving employment providing welfare and humanitarian assistance to the poor and needy.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $211.4M | $217M | $152.4M | — | $64.3M | $686.5M |
| 2023 | $207.1M | $194M | $128.5M | — | $61.2M | $690.3M |
| 2022 | $196.5M | $181.8M | $116.6M | — | $63M | $676M |
| 2021 | $210M | $198.2M | $104.3M | — | $93.6M | $658.5M |
| 2020 | $185.1M | $175.6M | $107.2M | — | $68M | $638M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $64.3M to 72 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Brigham Young University - Hawaii$18.3M
- Brigham Young University - Idaho$18.3M
- Brigham Young University$18.3M
- EFY-Canada Foundation$3.4M
- Daily Bread Food Bank$2M
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$405K
- Feed Nova Scotia Society$400K
- Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society$292K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$229K
- Mission Bon Accueil / Welcome Hall Mission$200K
- Weeneebayko Foundation$195K
- Xolhemet Society$157K
- Boyle-McCauley Health Centre Society$150K
- Kerr Street Community Services$130K
- Covenant House Toronto$107K
- La maison bleue: milieu de vie préventif à l'enfance$100K
- The Boyle Street Service Society$100K
- Souls Harbour Rescue Mission$76K
- Red Deer Food Bank Society$75K
- CARE Canada$57K
- The Governors of The University of Calgary$54K
- Young Womens Christian Association of Lethbridge & District$52K
- Inn From the Cold Society$52K
- Fondation la Rue des Femmes/ Herstreet Foundation$52K
- Valley Connect Outreach Association$50K
Received $1.2M from 14 charities:
- WCPD Foundation$534K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$314K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$185K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$113K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$26K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$22K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$22K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$12K
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$5,414
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$4,590
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,109
- The Sixty Three Foundation$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$280
- Canadahelps Canadon$19
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions148
- Total compensation, all staff$16.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin Zemp (director); Kevin Jergensen (director); Daniel De Almeida (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826344632RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.