West Meadows Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119036267RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,166,372) as filed with the CRA.
West Meadows Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $8,750.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $70K in 2024, the largest being $29K to North American Baptists Inc. (canada). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The four basic purposes of west meadows baptist church are: 1) worship god and jesus christ 2) discipleship of believers 3) caring for the needs of the congregation and community 4) reaching out to the community and beyond worship of god is carried out through regular weekly church services as well as smaller groups inside and outside of the church facilities. Discipleship of believers is carried out through a wide variety of means to encompass and meet the needs of all age groups caring ministries are set up in the form of support groups visitation of sick and elderly and providing va…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | $69K | $7.7M |
| 2023 | $1M | $874K | $754K | — | $73K | $8.2M |
| 2022 | $873K | $910K | $788K | — | $78K | $8.1M |
| 2021 | $740K | $711K | — | — | $70K | $8M |
| 2020 | -$788K | $727K | — | — | $75K | $8.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $70K to 13 qualified donees:
- North American Baptists Inc. (canada)$29K
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$10K
- Power to Change Ministries$7,938
- The Alberta Baptist Association$5,574
- Mesa Global of Canada$3,969
- Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada$3,402
- Taylor College and Seminary$2,624
- Camp Caroline Society$2,050
- Alberta & NWT District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$1,814
- The Mustard Seed Street Church (edmonton)$1,422
- Outreach for Life Association of Edmonton$525
- Missions Festival (missions Fest) Society - Edmonton$525
- Jasper Place Wellness Centre$525
Received $8,750 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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$420K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Doell (board chair); Michael Shepansky (board vice chair); Malcolm Mitchell (board member); Trevor McIsaac (board member); Cathy Jensen (board secretary); Lori Hill (board member); Cary Jackshaw (board member); Matthew Boily (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Meadows Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119036267RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.