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You can support ministry work that matters to you with confidence, knowing your gifts advance our key charitable purposes and uses funds efficiently and effectively to fulfill the ministry goals that you cherish.
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
At Light Africa, our goal is to develop children from impoverished families in Kampala into Godly servant leaders. We are a Christ centered non-profit organization that specializes in developing children through education, discipleship & leadership training. We run schools for all ages including dormitories, operate a children’s choir that tours internationally to fundraise and raise awareness, and are based out of Kampala Community Church. For this new partnership with GCF & Sam McLoughlin, we aim to start supporting education and other initiatives to help children in the slum of Katanga, about a 20 minute drive from where we are based in Kampala.
Children in Uganda face many challenges. Most come from single-parent homes with many siblings, or are living with their aunts or grandmas after their parents passed away. Besides nutrition and medical expenses, school fees are one of the most pressing needs. We believe every child should be given the chance to go to school, especially a school where they can also learn the Bible and Christian values. At Light Africa we have various initiatives including sponsorship to support education in our neighborhood of Kampala (called Masanafu). For more about us, watch this video: https://vimeo.com/fieldworkfilmco/lightafrica2023
To find out more about the work with Sam in Katanga, visit here: www.katangakids.com
Please consider giving to support a child who is either orphaned or from a single-parent home to go to school today.
For this project, the main purpose is to gather donations to pay school fees of children aged 5-14 in Katanga Slum.
More on our About page at: https://lightafrica.org
Ministry No. 1476
Program Countries: Uganda
Focuses: Community Development, Children's Ministry, Education, Vocational Training, Counseling, Discipleship, Leadership Development, Pastoral Care, Church, Construction & Infrastructure
Website: https://lightafrica.org/
Team Lead: Sam McLoughlin, James Teira
Email: sammcl44@gmail.com
*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 Great Commission Foundation’s.
*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 mission and programs of The Great Commission 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)
Email donations@gcfcanada.com – Please do not send credit card numbers via email.
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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.