The Victoria First Church of the Nazarene
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119261527RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($790,316) as filed with the CRA.
The Victoria First Church of the Nazarene is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $781K in revenue and $790K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,227.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. 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.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $137K in 2024, the largest being $73K to Church of the Nazarene Canada Pacific District. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
We conduct weekly worship services and numerous weekly meetings for children youth adults seniors and families plus retreats seminars conferences and youth camps. We have sponsored and continue to assist refugee families to settle in Canada. We provide pastoral care. We financially support overseas missionary activities by gifting funds to our denomination headquarters which is a registered charity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $781K | $790K | $584K | — | $137K | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $742K | $729K | — | — | $148K | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $742K | $797K | $558K | — | $153K | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $912K | $849K | $501K | — | $289K | $3.3M |
| 2020 | — | $718K | — | — | $151K | $4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $137K to 9 qualified donees:
- Church of the Nazarene Canada Pacific District$73K
- Church of the Nazarene Canada$55K
- Compassionate Resource Warehouse$3,565
- Cornerstone Youth Society$2,415
- Youth for Christ South Island Association$2,260
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$250
- The Cridge Centre for the Family$240
- Esquimalt Church of the Nazarene$200
- Haven Pregnancy Support Clinic Society$100
Received $8,227 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$343K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Carlos (mission president); Liza Mueller (member); Rick Tiede (member); Don Allan (member); Matt Simmonds (member); Candace Stretch (member); Sylvia Seibel (chair); Clayton Dueck (member); Darcie Johanson (member); Marianne Richardson (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Victoria First Church of the Nazarene’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119261527RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.