Zion Christian Fellowship
Charitable organization · Ponoka, Alberta · BN 868488297RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($82,744) as filed with the CRA.
Zion Christian Fellowship is a charitable organization based in Ponoka, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $96K in revenue and $83K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $6,300 in 2024, the largest being $2,400 to Hope Mission. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Zion christian fellowship's main activities relate to worship serivces held every sunday morning including preaching from the holy bible. Sunday school is help during the worship services. The children ages 3-11 are taught from the holy bible including crafts or coloring pictures relating to the lesson. Adults volunteer their time by playing the piano and singing hymns at the auxiliary hospital once or twice a month. A member from zion leads a weekly bible study at the seniors residence in ponoka. Greeting cards are sent to members and non-members.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $96K | $83K | $76K | — | $6,300 | $229K |
| 2023 | $87K | $97K | $89K | — | $7,600 | $216K |
| 2022 | $110K | $145K | $136K | — | $9,300 | $226K |
| 2021 | $52K | $50K | $42K | — | $8,058 | $266K |
| 2020 | $95K | $45K | $39K | — | $6,058 | $215K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,300 to 5 qualified donees:
- Hope Mission$2,400
- Association of Central Alberta Youth for Christ$2,400
- Ponoka Food Bank Association$500
- Colombia Para Cristo Society$500
- Red Deer Dream Centre$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$34K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fred Knip (pastor); Marilyn Almond (treasurer); Donalda (mitzie) Wiancko (board member); Keith Bysterveld (board member); Hans Eggink (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Zion Christian Fellowship’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868488297RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.