The Life Centre
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 838871119RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($273,162) as filed with the CRA.
The Life Centre is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $274K in revenue and $273K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,158.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $32K in 2024, the largest being $10K to The B.C. Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches.
In its own words
The life centre continues to hold weekly worship services on sundays as well as weekly sunday schools programs. Monthly youth meetings continue to be held as well. Life groups meet weekly in homes and at the church. The pastoral staff pastoral and ministry care to its members as well as community care to those in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $274K | $273K | $212K | — | $32K | $19K |
| 2023 | $266K | $278K | $218K | — | $30K | $6,737 |
| 2022 | $267K | $252K | $193K | — | $32K | $34K |
| 2021 | $265K | $249K | $186K | — | $38K | $35K |
| 2020 | $266K | $243K | $188K | — | $30K | $41K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $32K to 8 qualified donees:
- The B.C. Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches$10K
- SAMON Ministry Society$10K
- MULTIPLY Network$3,209
- Commission to Every Nation Canada$2,500
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$2,392
- International Christian Mission Services$1,224
- The Great Commission Foundation$1,200
- Mennonite Educational Institute Society$1,000
Received $1,158 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$158K
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 Life Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 838871119RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.