The Peace River Bible Institute
Publicly funded institution · Sexsmith, Alberta · BN 125136481RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,878,019) as filed with the CRA.
The Peace River Bible Institute is a charitable organization based in Sexsmith, Alberta, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations. In 2024, 21 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $44K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
To conduct a Bible College for the training of students to become ministers whether at home or abroad. To conduct ministries at the college such as Bibleconferences seminars retreats summer school night classes and extension classes which promote Christian education for students and the Christian church atlarge. To conduct ministries which provide Christian education opportunities for students and the Christian church at large such as radio publication of periodicals tour groups mission teams internships lectures and educational courses.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $105K | — | $7.8M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $296K | — | $8M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.7M | $306K | — | $7.8M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2M | $1.7M | $306K | — | $13.2M |
| 2020 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.9M | $123K | — | $12.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $44K from 21 charities:
- Grace Gospel Chapel of Spirit River$10K
- Westpointe Community Church$5,000
- Grace Bible Fellowship of Sexsmith Alberta$4,536
- Bezanson Community Church$3,750
- Abundance Canada$3,000
- Society of First Baptist Fellowship Peace River$2,400
- Canada Gives$2,250
- Parkland Baptist Church$2,200
- La Crete Christian Fellowship$1,956
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,591
- Bethel Baptist Church$1,500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,166
- Edson Baptist Church$900
- Tumbler Ridge Fellowship Baptist Church$600
- Glendon Evangelical Church$571
- Bethel Gospel Chapel of Wanham$500
- High Level Evangelical Church$500
- Christ Lutheran Church$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$394
- Webster Community Church$200
- Choose Life Ministry Incorporated$25
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$872K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ruth Enns (executive director); Dennis landis (executive director); Graham Plett (board chair); Richard Smith (executive director); Kim Cairns (president); Nelson Senft (executive director); Jon Plett (treasurer/secretary); Andy Wiebe (executive director); Dan Friebel.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Peace River Bible Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125136481RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.