Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ
Charitable organization · Grand Forks, British Columbia · BN 119275774RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($730,923) as filed with the CRA.
Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ is a charitable organization based in Grand Forks, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $675K in revenue and $731K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $4,200 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Boundary Community Food Bank Society.
In its own words
Weekly prayer/spiritual meetings psalm and a cappella singing/choirs for children/youth/adults; cooperate with other spiritual/secular organizations; publication espousing doukhobor spiritual beliefs/activities; traditional memorial services for deceased doukhobor leaders;traditional funerals/weddings; dedicated to preserving traditional values/customs art/crafis; promote peace social justiceand respect; workgroups in organization’s places of worship/heritage sites; annual financial and other donations to local/national charitable organizations workingto assist those in need local educatio…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $675K | $731K | $359K | $44K | $4,200 | $837K |
| 2023 | $638K | $630K | $313K | $26K | $2,390 | $893K |
| 2022 | $622K | $675K | $318K | $28K | $1,250 | $885K |
| 2021 | $533K | $571K | $336K | $8,456 | $2,125 | $938K |
| 2020 | $512K | $524K | $273K | $18K | $1,000 | $976K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,200 to 10 qualified donees:
- Boundary Community Food Bank Society$1,000
- Castlegar & District Hospital Foundation$500
- Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association$500
- Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation$500
- Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and Health Foundation Society$500
- Boundary Museum Society$250
- Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge$250
- The Community Harvest Food Bank$250
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$250
- Whispers of Hope Benevolence Association$200
Received $13K 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
- $1–39,99919 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$327K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119275774RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.