The Evangelical Mennonite Conference
Charitable organization · Steinbach, Manitoba · BN 130162654RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,739,252) as filed with the CRA.
The Evangelical Mennonite Conference is a charitable organization based in Steinbach, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from donations, 54% from other charities. In 2024, 48 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.7M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 35 qualified donees totalling $611K in 2024, the largest being $56K to Avant Ministries Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
In canada we are involved in evangelism church planting community programs and publication of a denominational magazine. Outside canada we are involved in evangelism church planting community development leadership training and other related ministries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.1M | $30K | $611K | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $1.3M | $135K | $201K | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $1.7M | $21K | $598K | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2M | $1.3M | $16K | $602K | $3.9M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $1.4M | $9,357 | $756K | $3.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $611K to 35 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Avant Ministries Canada$56K
- Operation Mobilization Canada$47K
- TeachBeyond Inc.$40K
- Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference of Canada$40K
- Ethnos Canada$39K
- MULTIPLY Network$31K
- Friends in Formation$30K
- The ConneXion Inc.$28K
- Inner City Youth Alive Inc$26K
- Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission Canada Inc$21K
- Sim Canada$21K
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$20K
- Steinbach Bible College Inc.$18K
- Canadahelps Canadon$18K
- Action International Ministries Corporation$18K
- Interact Ministries of Canada$16K
- Westpointe Community Church$13K
- Straffordville Evangelical Mennonite Church$13K
- Oak Bluff Bible Church Inc.$13K
- High Level Christian Fellowship$12K
- Greater Europe Mission$12K
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$11K
- Evangelical Mennonite Church$10K
- Rosenort Fellowship Chapel Inc.$8,750
- Engage Today$8,000
Received $1.7M from 48 charities:
- Brandt Foundation Inc.$324K
- Abundance Canada$204K
- Blumenort Community Church Inc.$185K
- La Crete Christian Fellowship$156K
- Rosenort Evangelical Mennonite Church$79K
- Ridgewood Evangelical Mennonite Church$75K
- Heartland Community Church Inc.$66K
- Evangelical Mennonite Church$58K
- Westpointe Community Church$44K
- New Life Christian Fellowship$43K
- Fort Garry Evangelical Mennonite Church$40K
- Morweena Evangelical Mennonite Church$40K
- Evangelical Fellowship Church$36K
- Evangelical Mennonite Church of Pleasant Valley$36K
- Evangelical Mennonite Church$30K
- Coaldale Mennonite Church$30K
- The Evangelical Mennonite Church of Roseisle Inc.$24K
- Abbeydale Christian Fellowship$21K
- Straffordville Evangelical Mennonite Church$19K
- High Level Christian Fellowship$18K
- Stony Brook Fellowship$16K
- MacGregor Evangelical Mennonite Church$15K
- ST Vital E M C Church$15K
- Anola Fellowship Chapel$14K
- Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship$13K
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Abram Bergen (moderator); Russ Doerksen (general board member); Harold Friesen (general board member); Darrel Guenther (general board member); Cameron McKenzie (general board member); Russell Peters (general board member); Delmer Plett (general board member); Pieter Van Ewijk (general board member); Diana Peters (general board member); Anthony Reimer (general board member); Jason Heide (general board member); Jesse Penner (general board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Evangelical Mennonite Conference’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130162654RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.