Vista Independent Baptist Church Inc.
Charitable organization · Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 764462677RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($84,008) as filed with the CRA.
Vista Independent Baptist Church Inc. is a charitable organization based in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $89K in revenue and $84K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from donations, 36% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,400 in 2024, the largest being $1,200 to Baptist International Missions (in Ontario) Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $27K in 2020 to $89K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Religious instruction in the form of Bible Studies and traditional church services. Counseling for spiritual needs mental health. Normal outreach programs continued as normal.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $89K | $84K | $79K | — | $2,800 | $300K |
| 2023 | $98K | $95K | $69K | — | $4,909 | $300K |
| 2022 | $67K | $49K | $10K | — | $2,800 | $330K |
| 2021 | $35K | $27K | $17K | — | $1,200 | $300K |
| 2020 | $27K | $21K | $18K | — | $1,200 | $243K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,400 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $18K from 8 charities:
- Emmanuel Baptist Church$4,484
- Grace Independent Baptist Church$2,710
- Grace Independent Baptist Church$2,710
- Fundamental Baptist Church of Summerside$2,500
- Heritage Baptist Church of Barrie Ontario$2,310
- New Testament Baptist Church$1,300
- Lockeport Baptist Church Independent$1,200
- The New Testament Baptist Church of Hamilton$1,200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$47K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leslie Chymist (pastor); Eileen Mesh (treasurer); Cindy Bailey (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vista Independent Baptist Church Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 764462677RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.