Why Encounter Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 100762723RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($128,262) as filed with the CRA.
Why Encounter Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $44K in revenue and $128K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from donations, 61% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $170K in 2020 to $44K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The organization holds prayer meetings followed by book distribution of 'why am I on this earth' book in varous cities and towns in canada
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44K | $128K | $116K | — | — | $57K |
| 2023 | $91K | $166K | $148K | — | — | $141K |
| 2022 | $176K | $280K | $265K | — | — | $216K |
| 2021 | $266K | $125K | $110K | — | — | $320K |
| 2020 | $170K | $153K | $139K | — | — | $180K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $32K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$37K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gord Allcock (vice president); Alfred Friesen (treasurer); Peter Moore (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Why Encounter Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 100762723RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.