The Sylvan Prayer Centre
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 833982234RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($252,867) as filed with the CRA.
The Sylvan Prayer Centre is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $0 in revenue and $253K in expenditures.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $100K in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Maranatha Evangelistic Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We facilitate personal and corporate prayer Christian counselling and healing ministry and pastoral leadership retreats and seminars.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0 | $253K | $142K | — | $100K | $599K |
| 2023 | $0 | $206K | $170K | — | — | $852K |
| 2022 | $34K | $150K | $138K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $159K | $104K | $91K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $113K | $109K | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $100K to 1 qualified donee:
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$117K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Lucas (director); Christopher Jukes (president); Estol Halsey (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Sylvan Prayer Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833982234RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.