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The following information is provided as a requirement of Alberta's Charitable Fund-Raising Act, RSA 2000, c C-9.
The Great Commission Foundation ("The GC") is a charitable trust, established by a Deed of Settlement made as of September 1, 2002 and governed by an Amended and Restated Deed of Settlements made as of October 22, 2024.
The GC is a public foundation that is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (with Canadian Charitable Registration Number 859928483 RR0001).
The charitable objects of The GC are:
1. The advancement of Christianity by spreading its principles;
2. The relief of poverty by the assistance to those persons lacking the necessities of life by giving them food, clothing, shelter or financial assistance;
3. The advancement of education including, without limitation, by the teaching of scripture and the promotion of literacy; and
4. The advancement of other "charitable purposes" as defined within subsection 149.1(1) of Income Tax Act, which includes the disbursement of funds to "qualified donees" as also defined in subsection 149.1(1).
We engage other ministries as agents to carry out projects that fulfill our charitable objects.
The GC anticipates raising an estimated amount of $12,000,000.00 this year from donation for the fulfillment of its charitable objects from donors in Alberta, Canada. The processing of these donations will cost, on average, six percent. The money raised will be going to fulfill the charitable objects of The GC.
For further information, please contact our Donations Team at donations-ca@thegc.org or call us at 1-855-488-7020. To speak directly to the GC's Donation's Manager, please call Kathy Stewart at (604) 229-8008. The GC has two (2) Canadian offices. Please visit our contact page for further details
Fight For Freedom is a Christian humanitarian organization that provides life-saving and life-transforming interventions and programs for vulnerable and marginalized people in Romania and Ukraine. One of our most significant areas of work in Romania is our Prisoner Rehabilitation Department, the goal of which is to help incarcerated and recently-released men find a new life in Christ and re-enter into society successfully as positive, contributing members of their families and society. In Romania, the recidivism rate among the incarcerated is extremely high, in part due to the marginalization men experience upon release. Employers won't give an ex-convict a job and landlords won't rent an apartment, so most recommit a crime just to get off the streets.
We work to interrupt this vicious cycle by operating two major programs:
- Prison Outreach: Using staff and volunteers, we visit prisons throughout Romania, gathering incarcerated men for Christ-centered programming. This outreach includes spiritual services, life and persondal development training meetings, family unification events, and other special events.
- Residential Rehabilitation Center: We operate a residential rehabilitation center called New Beginnings, which is for men recently released from prison who desire support in finding and starting a new life. In addition to providing for their room and board, we provide job training, life skills training, Christian-based spiritual training and support, therapeutic support, family reunification support, and assistance with finding housing and a job upon graduation from the program.
By helping these men, we not only empower them to discover and become the man God has made them to be, but we also perform an invaluable service to the greater society, through the reduced crime that results, and the benefit of having more men being positive contributors to the social structure.
The chief thing we need is ongoing financial support. We are blessed with the physical infrastructure, staff, knowledge, and government and penitentiary system relationships to operate our high-quality programs with excellence. With more funding, we can reach more prisons and more men with our life-changing programs.
Ministry No. 1832
Program Countries: Romania
Focuses: Prison Ministry, Rehabilitation
Website: http://fightforreedom.net
Team Lead: Gheorghe Ignat - President, Leticia Hashem - Vice President, Beni Pescaru - Co-Country Director and Prison Programs Director
Phone: +1 203-376-5360

Donate to the work of GCF carried out through the ministry of Fight for Freedom International.
*The Great Commission Foundation (the "Foundation") operates on the basis of Donor-Advised Funding. It is our utmost goal to meet the Donor's desire and intent to provide support to particular Foundation projects but, ultimately, the responsibility for the disbursement and ministry use of funds is the Foundation's. If the Foundation does not use the donation in the way the donor prefers, the Foundation will not return the donation to the donor.
*You will receive an official Canadian tax receipt for all eligible donations by the end of February of the following year. Thank you for your support of the missions and programs of the Foundation.
Call our donations department toll free 1-855-488-7020 or local 1-604-960-2595 Ext. 425
Office hours are 7am – 4pm (PST) Monday to Friday. (GCF’s office is closed on stat holidays)
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Since 2002, The Great Commission Foundation has enabled ministry projects to thrive by providing charity admin expertise and guidance while promoting collaboration in fulfilling the Great Commission. We are registered with the Canada Revenue Agency for charitable work (charity number: 85992 8483 RR0001).