The Garden Church
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119047876RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($169,984) as filed with the CRA.
The Garden Church 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 $151K in revenue and $170K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $8,800 in 2024, the largest being $6,450 to Baptist General Conference of Canada.
In its own words
Weekly worship services music ministry kids programs small group ministries weekly prayer meetings neighbourhood prayer walks weekly sunday table care and support services supports organizations and missionaries through canadian societies - all qualified donees. Provides ministries including baptisms child dedication counselling weddings funerals and community outreach.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $151K | $170K | — | — | $8,800 | $92K |
| 2023 | $197K | $153K | — | — | $9,000 | $112K |
| 2022 | $112K | $102K | — | — | $11K | $67K |
| 2021 | $119K | $118K | — | — | $9,100 | $58K |
| 2020 | $136K | $127K | — | — | $8,500 | $57K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8,800 to 4 qualified donees:
- Baptist General Conference of Canada$6,450
- British Columbia Baptist Conferences$1,200
- Union Gospel Mission$600
- The Evangelical Alliance Mission of Canada Inc.$550
Received $16K from 2 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$121K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Garden Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119047876RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.