Understand the Times: Roger Oakland Ministries Inc.
Charitable organization · Eston, Saskatchewan · BN 890141195RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($108,983) as filed with the CRA.
Understand the Times: Roger Oakland Ministries Inc. is a charitable organization based in Eston, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $293K in revenue and $109K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $200.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $81K in 2024, the largest being $47K to Understand the Times International. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $127K in 2020 to $293K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Distributed literature and tapes for religious and educational purposes throughout canada. Shared in the cost of travel and wages to administrative staff to distribute materials and travel to speaking engagements throughout the world. Assisted with orphanages and bible schools in myanmar africa and the phillipines. Provide shelter food clothing medical care and education to 300 children in 64 homes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $293K | $109K | — | — | $81K | $411K |
| 2023 | $75K | $91K | — | — | $59K | $227K |
| 2022 | $85K | $77K | — | — | $48K | $243K |
| 2021 | $104K | $100K | — | — | $75K | $235K |
| 2020 | $127K | $88K | — | — | $59K | $231K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $81K to 4 qualified donees:
- Understand the Times International$47K
- Calvary Mission Outreach$19K
- Mission Thando Inc.$15K
- Town of Eston$100
Received $200 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$9,647
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roger Oakland (president); Rodger Halvorsen (vice-president); Greg Howe (secretary treasurer); Dennis Kraushaar (director); Kevin Fox (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Understand the Times: Roger Oakland Ministries Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890141195RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.