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KERALA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SOCIETY

Charitable organizationChristianity·8585 132 ST · SURREY, BC · V3W 4N8·BN 805822848RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

97¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

3%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.6 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$356K

not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)

— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures

Common questions

How do I donate to Kerala Christian Fellowship Society?

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Is Kerala Christian Fellowship Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 805822848RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.

Where is Kerala Christian Fellowship Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 8585 132 ST, SURREY, BC, V3W 4N8. Source.

What does Kerala Christian Fellowship Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Maintaining a place of worship at Richmond BC Surrey BC and Abbotsford BC for Christian worship Saturdays Sundays and Fridays; Conduct ordinances according to Christian religion; conducting weekly Bible studies on Mondays and Wednesdays; door to door distribution of Gospel literature; conducting Christian…" Full program description.

How much of Kerala Christian Fellowship Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Kerala Christian Fellowship Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $356K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Maintaining a place of worship at Richmond BC Surrey BC and Abbotsford BC for Christian worship Saturdays Sundays and Fridays; Conduct ordinances according to Christian religion; conducting weekly Bible studies on Mondays and Wednesdays; door to door distribution of Gospel literature; conducting Christian services on Sunday mornings at Surrey Pre-Trial services Centre for the inmates (currently on hold due to Covid); youth ministries on Saturday evenings; sports ministry on Thursday evenings; children's ministries on Saturdays and Sundays; women's and men's ministries on a monthly basis… Show more

Maintaining a place of worship at Richmond BC Surrey BC and Abbotsford BC for Christian worship Saturdays Sundays and Fridays; Conduct ordinances according to Christian religion; conducting weekly Bible studies on Mondays and Wednesdays; door to door distribution of Gospel literature; conducting Christian services on Sunday mornings at Surrey Pre-Trial services Centre for the inmates (currently on hold due to Covid); youth ministries on Saturday evenings; sports ministry on Thursday evenings; children's ministries on Saturdays and Sundays; women's and men's ministries on a monthly basis on Fridays; benevolent support to new immigrants and poor; support mission work through Center for Global Missions (qualified donee); supporting international mission work by the Pentecostal Assembles of Canada (qualified donee); prayer sessions on every Tuesdays and Fridays for the members of the church for the community around for Canada and also for the nations of the world.

New programs

Ministry to Seniors in the community through Senior's Centre continues.

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

97¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).

this charity 97¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

3%

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.6 yr

Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.

Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$356K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

95%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Where the money comes from

Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.

  • Receipted donationsT1

    95%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    5%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

9 directors reported · 2 of 9at arm's length

  • Koshy, Mathew PDirectorarm's length
  • Lukose, AnilDIRECTORnot at arm's length
  • VARGHESE, BIJUDIRECTORnot at arm's length
  • GEORGE, BLESSONSECRETORYnot at arm's length
  • MATHEW, DEEPAK BDirectornot at arm's length
  • VARGHESE, GEORGEDirectornot at arm's length
  • KURIAN, RONNIETREASURERnot at arm's length
  • GEORGE, SAM KDIRECTORnot at arm's length
  • Mathew, ShijuChairmanarm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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