West Edmonton Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119292688RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($459,395) as filed with the CRA.
West Edmonton Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $520K in revenue and $459K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $12K.
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 position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $66K in 2024, the largest being $35K to Giving Refugees Hope in Uganda. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We provide weekly worship services and provide educational ministries for all ages. We provide pastoral care for our congregation and the community. We donate funds to denomination headquarters and other qualified donees for provincial national and international ministries and missionary activities. We provide wedding and funeral services for our congregation and the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $520K | $459K | $354K | — | $66K | $532K |
| 2023 | $421K | $414K | $321K | — | $48K | $472K |
| 2022 | $395K | $480K | $401K | — | $38K | $465K |
| 2021 | $447K | $454K | $372K | — | $37K | $550K |
| 2020 | $439K | $520K | $427K | — | $43K | $557K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $66K to 4 qualified donees:
- Giving Refugees Hope in Uganda$35K
- Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$20K
- Fellowship Prairies Inc.$9,800
- The Navigators of Canada$900
Received $12K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$192K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Klingenberg (chair); Michael Salgo (vice-chair); Philip Richardson (treasurer); Francisco Jacla (deacon); KIm Bauer (lead pastor); Jhun Sol (deacon); Jeremy Greiner (deacon); Rodney Black (deacon).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Edmonton Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119292688RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.