118946318RR0001 — 0030
Registered — Winnipeg, MB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 78/100
Financials: Revenue $2,591,468 · Expenditures $2,230,762
Grant Memorial Baptist Church is a large, well-established Winnipeg congregation with nearly six decades of continuous operation and $9.8 million in assets, but its donation network includes transfers to a revoked charity and circular fund flows that warrant closer scrutiny. Operationally, the church runs a staffing-intensive ministry model with compensation consuming nearly half of expenditures — high for a congregation but consistent with a multi-program church emphasizing pastoral care, discipleship, and missionary support.
Our Verdict: A financially stable and long-standing Baptist congregation with strong reserves and no fundraising overhead, though donors should be aware that nearly half of spending goes to compensation (above the 75th percentile for large churches) and that some outbound transfers have flowed to a voluntarily revoked organization. The church's core finances are sound, but the network-level flags deserve transparency from leadership.