First Alliance Church

12345 40 Street SE
Calgary, AB T2Z 4E6
President: James Paton
Vice President: Les Bon-Bernard

Charitable Reg. #:10738 3721 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 1/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.

F

RESULTS REPORTING

Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

n/r

DEMONSTRATED IMPACT

The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.

NEED FOR FUNDING

Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.

83%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 83 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About First Alliance Church:

First Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance is a 1-star charity. It has an F Results Reporting grade which is below average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. The reserves can cover program costs for almost eight months, also within Ci’s reasonable range. Read Ci’s report before donating.

Founded in 1967, First Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (FAC) encourages people to follow and spread Jesus’ mission. Located in Calgary, the charity runs four groups of programs: for kids, for students, Arts, and Deerfoot Campus Amenities. FAC spent $5.9m on program costs and grants in the fiscal year ending in June (F2024). The charity does not break down spending by program.

FAC programs for kids include Child Dedication Celebrations where parents make a declaration to God entrusting their child to Him. DiscoveryLand offers Bible studies to children of three age groups (ages zero to two, three to kindergarten, and grades one through four) during weekend services.

FAC programs for students include Bible teachings for Grade five and six students during weekend services. The charity offers large-group worship on Wednesdays for Grades seven to twelve students and gatherings for 18-25 year-olds on Thursdays.

FAC Arts programs include Creative Arts, FAC Music, and FAC School of Music. The Creative Arts program has visual art gatherings monthly where people bring their own art supplies to work on their own art projects. Theatre is used at FAC during weekend services. The FAC Music program has an adult choir, a kids choir, and an orchestra. FAC School of Music provides private music lessons from professional musicians for a fee.

The Deerfoot Campus Amenities are the Café (open for the weekend services), the Cornerstone Marketplace, and the Play Place. The Cornerstone Marketplace is a Christian bookstore. The Play Place is an indoor play structure open on weekdays for $5 or free on weekends after the service.

FAC gave $1.1m in grants to 22 qualified donees. The largest grants were $730k to The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada and $172k to The Western District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

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Results and Impact

Ci did not find any reported outcomes which represent First Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance’s results and impact. This may not completely represent FAC’s results and impact.

The charity is not yet rated on impact. This shows as n/r and it does not affect the star rating.

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Finances

FAC got $6.6m in donations in F2024. This is 87% of revenue. The charity received $513k in fees for service and $179k in investment income.

The charity spent $4.2m on Canadian program costs, $690k in International program costs, and $1.1m in grants to other charities. This total of $5.9m is 78% of total revenue. FAC ran a surplus of $429k, which is 6% of revenue. It reported no fundraising costs. It spent $1.3m on administration, which is 17% of revenue (less investment income). For every dollar donated to the charity, 83 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

First Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance has $3.9m in its reserves (cash and investments). This can cover program costs for almost eight months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

Updated on June 9, 2025 by Joshua Leduc. This update has been sent to the charity and changes may be forthcoming.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending June
202420232022
Administrative costs as % of revenues 17.2%17.0%14.8%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total overhead spending 17.2%17.0%14.8%
Program cost coverage (%) 65.2%53.2%46.9%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202420232022
Donations 6,6296,6256,523
Government funding 00154
Fees for service 513439268
Business activities (net) 323185275
Investment income 17911444
Total revenues 7,6447,3647,264
Program costs - International 690744803
Program costs - Canada 4,1703,9863,772
Grants 1,0751,1271,123
Administrative costs 1,2801,2331,072
Fundraising costs 000
Total spending 7,2157,0896,770
Cash flow from operations 429274494
Capital spending 302119183
Funding reserves 3,8673,1172,671

Note: 1. Ci adjusted for deferred fees for service, which affected revenue by $14k in F2024, $1k in F2023, and ($17k) in F2022. 2. Ci took business revenue net of expenses which affected revenue by ($51k) in F2024, ($15k) in F2023, and ($8k) in F2022.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 45

Avg. compensation: $75,535

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
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$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
1
$80k - $120k
7
$40k - $80k
2
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.faccalgary.com
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 403-252-7572

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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001