The Paz Group Society
Charitable organization · Cranbrook, British Columbia · BN 834225963RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($36,675) as filed with the CRA.
The Paz Group Society is a charitable organization based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, it reported $11K in revenue and $37K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $900.
Compared with 14,056 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $50K in 2022, the largest being $50K to The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada/ l'Alliance Chretienne et Missionnaire au Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $59K in 2020 to $11K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The society's primary objective is to advance religion through establishing and supporting christian houses of worship and to relieve poverty in developing nations by improving the quality of drinking water and providing food and other basic needs of individuals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $11K | $37K | $20K | — | $15K | $9,006 |
| 2022 | $46K | $64K | $14K | — | $50K | $35K |
| 2021 | $63K | $65K | $64K | — | — | $53K |
| 2020 | $59K | $97K | $95K | — | — | $56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $50K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $900 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Steven Gross (chairman); Paul Augustine (treasurer); Gerald Petkar (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Paz Group Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 834225963RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.