Union Gospel Mission
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 131902348RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($45,648,580) as filed with the CRA.
Union Gospel Mission is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $42.5M in revenue and $45.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 31% from other charities. In 2024, 242 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18.3M.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 267 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 29 qualified donees totalling $6.1M in 2024, the largest being $6.1M to Union Gospel Mission Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The mission including its satellite ministries provide: -free daily meals grovery items and furniture -men's emergency shelter 365 days a year as well as drop-in centres -women's pre-recovery stabilization program -case management and wrap-around including employment services and housing -residential alcohol and drug recovery programs for men and women -ongoing 2nd stage recovery including employment services and housing -children and teens programs including summer camp sponsorship homework assistance and mentoring -food and clothing through mobile van services -licensed child car…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42.5M | $45.6M | $30.5M | $4.7M | $6.1M | $42.5M |
| 2023 | $39M | $39.8M | $26.5M | $4.3M | $5.6M | $45.6M |
| 2022 | $52.8M | $45.7M | $19.3M | $3.7M | $20.4M | $46.4M |
| 2021 | $49.7M | $31.7M | $16.3M | $3.5M | $9.9M | $39.3M |
| 2020 | $44.7M | $32.6M | $15.4M | $3.5M | $11.8M | $21.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6.1M to 29 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Union Gospel Mission Foundation$6.1M
- Relate Christian Church$6,000
- Surrey Pentecostal Assembly$6,000
- Parish of ST Mary's Kerrisdale$5,400
- Broadway Church Legacy Foundation$4,800
- Broadway Church Legacy Foundation$4,800
- The Way Church$4,000
- The Gathering Church$4,000
- Ridge Meadows Open Door Church$2,800
- Centre Church Vancouver$2,500
- Strathcona Vineyard Church$2,500
- Burnaby Yulbahng Presbyterian Church$2,000
- Coquitlam Alliance Church$2,000
- Connaught Heights Pentecostal Assembly$2,000
- Tenth Avenue Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance$1,200
- Refuge Church Richmond$1,200
- Hope City Abbotsford Church Society$1,150
- Southgate Christian Fellowship Society$1,000
- Faith Fellowship Baptist Church$850
- Richmond Presbyterian Church$800
- The Parish of ST Alban-ST Dunstan$750
- Chinatown Peace Church$700
- Coquitlam Alliance Church$600
- Resonate Christian Church$550
- Trinity-Grace United Church$511
Received $18.3M from 242 charities:
- The 625 Powell Street Foundation$8M
- Union Gospel Mission Foundation$4.5M
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$1.1M
- Vancouver Foundation$788K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$391K
- Canadahelps Canadon$227K
- Canadahelps Canadon$227K
- Coram Deo Foundation$190K
- The Foundation Office.ca$185K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$146K
- Abundance Canada$139K
- Aqueduct Foundation$134K
- Lagniappe Foundation$123K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$111K
- Al Roadburg Foundation$100K
- Nicola Family Foundation$100K
- T-Gear Foundation$100K
- Weston Family Foundation$90K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$85K
- Seacliff Foundation$80K
- Reed Charitable Foundation$74K
- BenefAction Foundation$69K
- Munday-Maxwell & Gaylene-Association$60K
- The Walker Lynch Foundation$52K
- Brooke and Tracey Wade Foundation$51K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions267
- Total compensation, all staff$22.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Barkman (chairperson); Trevor Wilson (board member); Kathy Chan (treasurer); Sara Robertson (board member); Jackee Kasandy (board member); Junior Jackie Toma Timonthy (board member); Joseph Yang (secretary); Daniel Chase (board member); Gigi Chen-Kuo (vice chairperson); Anna King (board member); Robert Pasman (board member); Elaine Freeman (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Union Gospel Mission’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131902348RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.