2000 Annual Info. Return for WTB&TS of Canada

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  expatbrit

  2000
  Annual Information Return
  for
  WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF CANADA

  
  

  Section A. IDENTIFICATION Section B. DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES Section C. GENERAL INFORMATION Section D. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Section E. FURTHER INFORMATION ON AMOUNTS RECEIVED Section F. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS Section G. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES Section H. GIFTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES Section I. EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAMS OUTSIDE CANADA Section A. IDENTIFICATION A1 BN/Registration number 001 119288918RR0001 Return for fiscal period ended 002 August 31, 2000 Charity's designation 003 C. Charitable organization A2 Did the charity use names other than its legal name for fund-raising or other purposes? 004 Yes A3 Was the charity an internal division of another registered charity (i.e., it had no governing documents establishing its independent existence)? 006 No A4 Was the charity linked to a provincial, national, or international organization? 008 Yes A5 Is this the first return the charity has filed since it was registered? 009 No A6 Has your charity dissolved, wound-up, or otherwise terminated operations and this is its final return? 010 No A7 Is the charity a religious organization that meets all the criteria set out in the guide for exemption from completing some sections of the return? 011 No Section B. DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES B1 Number of individuals who served as directors/trustees during the fiscal period 015 008 B2 Number of these directors/trustees who were not at arm's length with each other and with each of the other directors/trustees 016 B3 Below is a list of the charity's directors/trustees, with their position with the charity, and their usual occupation or line of business. For directors/trustees who served for only part of a fiscal period, the months he/she served are shown in the last column. In the case of a parish or other religious congregation, the name of the priest, minister, or religious leader in charge is also shown. Full Name Position Occupation or line of business Months of service MILTON G HENSCHEL PRES MINISTER 012 KENNETH LITTLE V PRES MINISTER 012 ANDRE F RAMSEYER SEC/TREAS MINISTER 012 JOHN DIDUR DIR MINISTER 001 ERNEST FUNK DIR MINISTER 012 Section C. GENERAL INFORMATION C1 Was the charity in active operation during the fiscal period 020 Yes PROGRAMS THE SOCIETY CURRENTLY OVERSEES THE SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF MORE 111000 PERSONS THAT ARE FULLY DEDICATED AND BAPTIZED MEMBERS OF OVER 1300 CONGREGATIONS OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES LOCATED IN ALL PROVINCES. DURING 2000, OVER 185000 PERSONS ASSOCIATED AND ATTENDED AT LEAST SOME PART OF THE MEETINGS ARRANGED AS PART OF THIS EXTENSIVE BIBLE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE SOCIETY WORKS WITH THE RELIGIOUS ORDER OF SPECIAL FULL-TIME AND 100000 PART TIME PROCLAIMERS OF THE GOOD NEWS THROUGHOUT CANADA WELL AS SCORES OF .... C2 Were any of these programs in Canada? 021 Yes If yes, check the appropriate box to show where the programs were delivered. 022 E. National (throughout Canada) C3 Were any of these programs, directly or indirectly, outside Canada? 023 Yes If yes, indicate below in which parts of the world these programs were delivered. Please check as many boxes as applicable. United States and Mexico Central America/Caribbean/Antilles South America Western Europe Central and Eastern Europe Middle East South Asia China Other Asian countries Eastern and Southern Africa Northern, Central, and Western Africa Australia and Pacific or don't know 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes C4 If the charity was designated a public or private foundation (see question A1), was this foundation: a fund-raising intermediary (e.g., United Way)? a provider of support for a specific qualified donee? an employees' charity trust? a charitable trust of a service club or fraternal society? 037 038 039 040 C5 The following indicates in which fields the charity carried on programs to accomplish its charitable purposes and the approximate percentage of time and resources it devoted to the selected fields. Field Approx % of emphasis 041 E2 missionary organizations, evangelism 045 050% 042 E3 religious publishing and broadcasting 046 050% 043 047 044 048 Section D. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Statement of assets and liablilites Note: If the charity has indicated it's financial statements are available to the public (see line 50 below) and you would like a copy, please contact us. Would you like us to make these separately-attached financial statements available to the public? 050 No Assets Cash on hand and in bank accounts 051 $ 23,755,217 Amounts receivable from founders, directors/trustees, employees, members, or individuals and organizations not at arm's length to them 052 Amounts receivable from others 053 $ 24,380,746 Other investments 054 $ 101,994 Fixed assets and inventory used in charitable programs 055 $ 46,066,943 Other fixed assets and inventory 056 Other assets 057 Total assets (add lines 051 to 057) 058 $ 94,304,900 Liabilities Contributions, gifts, and grants payable for charitable programs 061 Amounts payable to founders, directors/trustees, employees, members, or individuals and organizations not at arm's length to them 062 Amounts payable to others 063 $ 22,705,692 Other liabilities 064 Total liabilities (add lines 061 to 064) 065 $ 22,705,692 Statement of receipts and disbursements The following financial information was prepared using the following method 099 ACCRUAL Gifts and grants received this fiscal period Total tax-receipted gifts 100 $ 10,411,953 Portion of the amount on line 100 that was received from other registered charities 101 Total other gifts 102 $ 13,489,618 Portion of the amount on line 102 that was received from other registered charities 103 $ 7,530,877 Government grants Federal 104 Provincial/territorial 105 Municipal 106 Other 107 Total (add lines 104 to 107) 108 Amounts received from other sources this fiscal period Memberships not reported above as gifts 109 $ 0 Rental income (land and buildings) 110 $ 0 Receipts from governments 111 Other fees and earned income 112 Payments from fund-raising activities not reported above as gifts 113 Interest and dividends 114 $ 1,470,171 Net realized capital gains (losses) 115 Other income (first source) 116 $ 982,927 Other income (second source) 117 Total amounts received from all sources (add lines 100, 102, and 108 to 117) 118 $ 26,384,669 Disbursements this fiscal period Operation of charitable programs expenditures on charitable work the charity itself carried out gifts to qualified donees 120 121 $ 38,260,277 $ 23,000 Management and general administration 122 $ 1,578,311 Fund-raising 123 Political advocacy, activities 124 Other disbursements (first source) 125 $ 633,711 Other disbursements (second source) 126 Other disbursements (third source) 127 Total disbursements (add lines 120 to 127) 128 $ 40,495,299 Section E. FURTHER INFORMATION ON AMOUNTS RECEIVED E1 Was the charity's total of amounts received (line 118) more than $30,000? 150 Yes E2 Did the charity charge fees for, or otherwise receive regular revenue from, any of the following? gift shops bookstores, publications, and tapes donated clothing, furniture, and other used goods education, courses, seminars, and conferences artistic performances, theatre, concerts, and exhibitions shelter, housing, and rooms parking other rentals (e.g., banquet hall, equipment) housekeeping services transportation food, cafeteria services, meals, and catering medical and health care counselling nursery and day care memberships entitling user to facilities or services (e.g., swimming pool, exercise room) copyrights, royalties, and licensing agreements product endorsements member or donor mailing lists other sources of revenue 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No E3 What was the resulting gross and net revenue to the charity from the sources listed in question E2? Gross revenue 170 Net revenue 171 E4 Did the charity use any of the following fund-raising methods? auctions mail compaigns (including E-mail) telephone solicitation door-to-door canvassing sales (e.g., cookies, chocolate bars) collection boxes advertisements, posters, flyers, and radio and TV commercials telethons anonymous donations, loose collections bingos, casino nights swim-a-thons, walk-a-thons, bike-a-thons, etc. draws and lotteries fund-raising dinners, galas, concerts tournaments and sports events other 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No E5 What was the total amount of funds raised through these activities (i.e., gross revenue)? 230 E6 Did the charity hire outside professional fund-raisers? 231 If yes, were the professional fund-raisers retained: on a commission basis? on a fee basis? 232 233 What was the total of amounts paid to or retained by the professional fund-raisers? 234 E8 Did the charity operate a planned-giving program? 235 Yes If yes, did the charity help people donate to it by means of: bequests? annuities? life insurance policies? residual interests or charitable remainder trusts? 236 237 238 239 Yes Yes Yes Yes Section F. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS Compensation in this section includes all forms of remuneration (e.g., salaries, fees, and honoraria) and benefits (e.g., the personal use of a car or office space). F1 On average, how many compensated positions did the charity have during the fiscal period? 300 F2 Did the charity employ highly-compensated managers on a permanent, part-time, or contract basis who were responsible for administering the daily operations of the charity? 301 No 302 $1-29,999 306 $90,000-109,999 303 $30,000-49,999 307 $110,000-129,999 304 $50,000-69,999 308 $130,000-149,999 305 $70,000-89,999 309 $150,000+ F3 Did the charity compensate its directors/trustees? 310 No F4 Apart from compensation, did the charity directly or indirectly transfer any part of its income or assets to: its founders? its directors/trustees? its employees? its members? individuals not at arm's length to anyone included in the four preceding groups? an organization controlled by or not at arm's length to any individuals included in the five preceding groups? 311 312 313 314 315 316 No No No No No No Section G. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES A charity can legally pursue political activities that are non-partisan, related to its charitable purposes, and limited in extent. Political activites are those designed to influence law, policy, and public opinion. G1 During the fiscal period, did the charity attempt to influence public opinion or to affect legislation or policy using any of the following means? media advertisements conferences, workshops, speeches, or lectures publications, or published or broadcast statements rallies, demonstrations, or public meetings mailings to elected officials or the public meetings with elected officials or their staff presentations or briefs to elected or appointed officials letter-writing campaigns other 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 No No No No No No No No No G2 The information in this section is not currently data captured. G3 Did the charity give money or other forms of support either as a gift to a qualified donee to help the recipient organization carry on political activites, or as payment to another organization or individual to help the charity conduct its own political activities? 420 No Section H. GIFTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES Note: The amounts shown on lines 501 and 502 reflect the total amounts the charity gifted to qualified donees. At this time, a maximum of 5 qualified donees can be displayed online. Please contact us if you require additional information. H1 Did the charity make gifts to qualified donees? 500 Yes Name of donee Check if donee is an associated charity Location BN/Registration number of donee if a charity Amount of gift (excluding specified gifts) ($) Amount of specified gifts ($) tumbler ridge congreation X bc 119288918RR0738 20,000 0 congregation lafonatine montreal X qc 132591439RR0001 3,000 0 Totals: 501 $ 23,000 502 Total amounts given to qualified donees (add lines 501 and 502) 503 $ 23,000 Section I. EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAMS OUTSIDE CANADA Amounts refer to Canadian funds. I1 Did the charity make any direct expenditures to conduct programs outside Canada? 600 Yes I2 Were the charity's direct expenditures on programs outside Canada more than $10,000? 601 Yes I3 Please describe the charity's involvement in programs outside Canada. OUR WORK IS DONE IN COOPERATION WITH AN INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD CONSISTING OF LEGALLY DISTINCT BRANCHES THAT TIGHTLY CONTROL THEIR RESOURCES. THE PURPOSE AND PROGRAMS OF THESE BRANCHES ARE IDENTICAL TO OUR OWN. RESOURCES SENT TO OTHER BRANCHES ARE SUBJECT TO A LETTER OF AGREEMENT THAT STIPULATES A REPORTING PROCESS PROVIDING US WITH.... I4 Were any of these programs carried on: -- by employees of the charity? 610 No What were the total remuneration and benefits the charity paid these employees? 611 What were the total of other expenditures related to carrying out these programs (including the value of equipment and supplies)? 612 -- under agency or contract with other organizations or individuals? 613 Yes What were the total expenditures? 614 $ 27,932,228 -- under other arrangements (e.g., joint venture)? 615 No What were the total expenditures? 616 I5 Does the charity: issue instructions, directing the use of its funds? retain legal responsibility for the use of its funds? receive a detailed breakdown of expenditures at least annually? make periodic on-site visits to verify reports it receives? give prior approval for the specific allocation of funds? make instalment payments based on progress reports? maintain records in Canada substantiating how its resources were used in other countries? 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I6 Did the charity make gifts to qualified donees outside Canada? 630 No What was the total amount of such gifts? 631 I7 Total direct expenditures outside Canada (add lines 611, 612, 614, 616, and 631) 640 $ 27,932,228
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  metatron

  Take note that they claim not to receive 'regular revenue' from conferences, tapes,
  or parking.

  metatron
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  Scully

  Those lying b@$t@rd$!!

  They said door-to-door canvassing was not used for fund raising. Bull$h!t.

  On the other hand,

  Total amounts received from all sources (add lines 100, 102, and 108 to 117)

  118

  $ 26,384,669

  Total disbursements (add lines 120 to 127)

  128

  $ 40,495,299

  
  Oh boy, they must be HURTING. LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  Love, Scully
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  RunningMan

  It looks like they have drawn down their cash and investments by $14 million this year. Theyt still have $23 million in the bank, so they are not hurting, yet. But, at that burn rate, they should run out of cash in about 19 months.

  In spite of the shortfall, they still sent $27 million to Brooklyn.

  There's a lot that doesn't seem to add up, here. I can't help but get the feeling that something is missing - perhaps there are more corporations.
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  NameWithheld

  Two words: Shell game
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  expatbrit

  A comparison with the figures from the 1996 return (scans on the Watchtower Information Service site: http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org/taxreturn.html) shows the following:

  Income 1996 $26,481,000

  Income 2000 $26,384,000

  Expenses 1996 $25,306,000

  Expenses 2000 $40,495,000

  Cash 1996 $30,822,000

  Cash 2000 $23,755,000

  Assets 1996 $103,311,000

  Assets 2000 $94,304,000

  In other words, the $ reflect the publisher numbers over the past 6 years: a slow decline or stagnation.

  The WTB&TS of Canada is just the umbrella organisation of course. In Canada, each congregation, circuit and assembly hall is usually it's own charity. Thus there are hundreds more WT entities.

  Under the CCRA's new programme, all charities annual returns are available on the internet. So if you like you can look up the finances for your previous congregation by doing the following:

  1) Go to http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/tax/charities/online_listings/canreg_interim-e.html

  2) Click "search our online list of registered charities"

  3) In the name field type the name of your congregation (or "Jehovah's Witnesses" for a long list, or "circuit", or "assembly hall" if you wish to look up those.)

  4) Click in the T3010 column to get the 2000 annual return.

  Expatbrit
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  NameWithheld

  Wouldn't it be wonderful if the US would impliment a similar law to open up the books here?

  Of course, should that happen, 'new light' and 'simplification' would lead the 'brothers' to realize that Jehuber wanted their headquarters moved to some off-shore tax shelter country.
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  hawkaw

  This is great !!!!!!

  Thanks expat!!!!

  WOW!!!

  hawkaw
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  hawkaw

  The track of the so-called "gifts" is interesting.

  When I typed in Jehovah's Witnesses and Kingston, Ontario I got one of the 2 congregations in Kingston West - called the BAYRIDGE PARK CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES. Now notice their supposed "gift" of 7,978 dollars to the WTS of Canada in Georgetown. Then Georgetown funnels the money up to the WTS in New York.

  Interesting.

  Follow the money ..... follow the money.

  hawk
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  hawkaw

  Does anyone else but me notice that they don't make rental or mortgage money??? They only make their money from "Gifts" and "interest"!!!!!!

  I thought it was people on this board who told me that the WTS's Country Bethel (in Canada's case - located at Georgetwon) holds the mortgages on the Kingdom Halls????

  Is that true or NOT true.

  People in Canada - fill me in????

  Why do I ask???

  Well you can't call something a "gift" if it was actually used to pay back a loan on a building.

  hawk