The Quest at Christopher Lake Baptist Camp and Retreat Centre Inc.
Charitable organization · Christopher Lake, Saskatchewan · BN 106921463RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($537,728) as filed with the CRA.
The Quest at Christopher Lake Baptist Camp and Retreat Centre Inc. is a charitable organization based in Christopher Lake, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $419K in revenue and $538K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 13% from government, 18% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $248K in 2020 to $419K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
1.camping ministry - work as an arm of our supporting churches in accomplishing their mandate of reaching their neighbourhood and area for jesus and in developing mature followers if him . 2. Retreating ministry - provide an environment where groups primarily of christian emphasis can be refreshed challenged and encouraged.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $419K | $538K | $468K | $2,477 | — | $477K |
| 2023 | $377K | $490K | $382K | $1,073 | — | $596K |
| 2022 | $322K | $469K | $362K | $687 | — | $709K |
| 2021 | $375K | $418K | $197K | $667 | — | $857K |
| 2020 | $248K | $344K | $218K | $583 | — | $900K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$235K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jim Galbraith (chair); Arlene Just; Mark Robbins; Rachel Bueckert; Kayla Ginter (secretary); Dennis Pashovitz (treasurer); Michael Shapovalov; Harold Corbett.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Quest at Christopher Lake Baptist Camp and Retreat Centre Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106921463RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.