THE SYLVAN PRAYER CENTRE
Private foundationSupport of religion·2223 5 AVE NW · CALGARY, AB · T2N 0S8·BN 833982234RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
40%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
4.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$0K
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
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
Common questions
How do I donate to The Sylvan Prayer Centre?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps to donate. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is The Sylvan Prayer Centre a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 833982234RR0001. 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 The Sylvan Prayer Centre located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2223 5 AVE NW, CALGARY, AB, T2N 0S8. Source.
What does The Sylvan Prayer Centre do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We facilitate personal and corporate prayer Christian counselling and healing ministry and pastoral leadership retreats and seminars." Full program description.
How much does The Sylvan Prayer Centre disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 40% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Sylvan Prayer Centre?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $0K (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We facilitate personal and corporate prayer Christian counselling and healing ministry and pastoral leadership retreats and seminars.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)40%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
7%
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
4.2 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)$0K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $68K | 3% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.2M | 3% | 8.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $159K | 12% | 12.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $34K | 8% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0K | 17% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $0K | 7% | 4.2 yr |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- LUCAS, JOHNDIRECTORarm's length
- JUKES, CHRISTOPHERPRESIDENTarm's length
- HALSEY, ESTOLDIRECTORarm'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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