NANAIMO LIGHTHOUSE MINISTERIES
Charitable organizationSupport of religion·5917 TASHA PL · NANAIMO, BC · V9V 1J4·BN 893608679RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-31
Cents to cause T1
54¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
46%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$10K
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
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Is Nanaimo Lighthouse Ministeries a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 893608679RR0001. 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 Nanaimo Lighthouse Ministeries located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 5917 TASHA PL, NANAIMO, BC, V9V 1J4. Source.
What does Nanaimo Lighthouse Ministeries do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Missionaries board foreign ships arriving in Vancouver Island ports from Duncan to Nanaimo throughout the year to present the sailors the good news contained in the bible. They present gifts such as toques sweaters reading materials and Christian tracts. Gifts are given to the sailors throughout the year including…" Full program description.
How much of Nanaimo Lighthouse Ministeries's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 54¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Nanaimo Lighthouse Ministeries?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $10K (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
Missionaries board foreign ships arriving in Vancouver Island ports from Duncan to Nanaimo throughout the year to present the sailors the good news contained in the bible. They present gifts such as toques sweaters reading materials and Christian tracts. Gifts are given to the sailors throughout the year including Christmas and contain various items of a personal nature such as pens combs socks soap chocolate bars etc. The way of Salvation is explained to the crew through messages videos and personal testimonies. Sailors are sometimes taken ashore to go shopping make phone calls t… Show more
Missionaries board foreign ships arriving in Vancouver Island ports from Duncan to Nanaimo throughout the year to present the sailors the good news contained in the bible. They present gifts such as toques sweaters reading materials and Christian tracts. Gifts are given to the sailors throughout the year including Christmas and contain various items of a personal nature such as pens combs socks soap chocolate bars etc. The way of Salvation is explained to the crew through messages videos and personal testimonies. Sailors are sometimes taken ashore to go shopping make phone calls to families or perhaps attend a church service. Church services are sometimes conducted on board when requested.
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.
54¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 54¢ 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 54¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
46%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$10K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)77%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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
77%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
23%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | $10K | 78¢ | 22% | — |
| 2020-07-31 | $5K | 69¢ | 31% | — |
| 2021-07-31 | $6K | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-31 | $8K | 79¢ | 21% | — |
| 2023-07-31 | $9K | 71¢ | 29% | — |
| 2024-07-31 | $10K | 54¢ | 46% | — |
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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)
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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Board of directors
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- CAMP, CAROLDIRECTORarm's length
- KAMSTRA, MARIANDIRECTORarm's length
- SZELER, MATTHEWDIRECTORarm's length
- Sciarpelletti, FrankDIRECTOR/TREASURERarm's length
- MERRIMAN, PAULDIRECTORarm's length
- SANDEMAN-ALLEN, GRANTDIRECTOR/CHAIRMANarm'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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