The First Baptist Church of Vancouver
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 107384802RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,905,759) as filed with the CRA.
The First Baptist Church of Vancouver is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $631K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $151K in 2024, the largest being $54K to Canadian Baptists of Western Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Full operations of a church including: Weekly worship services; Pastoral care; Ministries for men women seniors youth and children; Programs providing meals to street people; Small groups in homes; Support Baptist denomination; Support missionary activities programs and activities similar to those of First Baptist Church; Outreach ministries work and programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.2M | $18K | $147K | $100.4M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $1.8M | $1.1M | $19K | $116K | $100.1M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $26M | $1.9M | $19K | $158K | $75.8M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $23.8M | $1.4M | $21K | $198K | $91.8M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $8.4M | $1.9M | $21K | $122K | $106.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $151K to 16 qualified donees:
- Canadian Baptists of Western Canada$54K
- Jacob's Well Ministry$27K
- Canadian Baptist Ministries$18K
- First Steps Health Society$11K
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$11K
- Overseas Missionary Fellowship$7,100
- Urbanpromise Ministries$7,000
- Sim Canada$4,806
- Friends in Formation$3,500
- Onion Lake Full Gospel Church Inc.$3,000
- The Great Commission Foundation$1,700
- Hope Outreach of Canada Inc.$1,000
- Keats Camps Society$1,000
- Trinity Baptist Church$750
- The S a Foundation (servants Anonymous)-Canada$500
- Central Presbyterian Church$231
Received $631K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$276K
- Canadahelps Canadon$276K
- Vancouver Foundation$16K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$13K
- Vancouver Christian Counselling Centre Society$11K
- Abundance Canada$10K
- First Baptist Foundation$10K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$7,500
- BenefAction Foundation$6,000
- Coastal Church$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leona Adams (vice-chair); Justin Kim (like official); Peter Findlay (director); Catherine McGuire (director); Almira Chow (director); Josh Bennick (director); Allyson Jule (director); Peter Schiller (director); David Brown (director); Andrew Melton (like official).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The First Baptist Church of Vancouver’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107384802RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.