Bethel Canadian Reformed Church of Toronto
Charitable organization · Aurora, Ontario · BN 118804947RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($853,642) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel Canadian Reformed Church of Toronto is a charitable organization based in Aurora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $689K in revenue and $854K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $194K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $16K to Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Every sunday 2 church services are held. A home mission program is conducted in the church neighborhood of which a summer soccer camp is part. Weekly instruction in the confessions of the church is provided and bible study groups meet. A missionary worker was hired in 2022 to work in the area of richmond hill and markham making local residents aware of our existence and the biblical foundation of our faith.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $689K | $854K | $770K | — | $16K | $4.9M |
| 2023 | $756K | $656K | $590K | — | $16K | $5M |
| 2022 | $693K | $496K | $463K | — | $14K | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $580K | $464K | — | — | $15K | $4.6M |
| 2020 | $574K | $516K | — | — | $16K | $4.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $194K from 10 charities:
- Canadian Reformed Church at Guelph$33K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Orangeville Ont.$31K
- The Canadian Reformed Church of Burlington South$25K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Elora$21K
- Arthur Canadian Reformed Church$20K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Burlington West$18K
- Living Word Canadian Reformed Church$17K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$16K
- Grace Canadian Reformed Church of Brampton$13K
- Mercy Christian Church$1,164
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$217K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gerald Boot (trustee); Henry Kampen (trustee & treasurer); Edward Veenstra (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel Canadian Reformed Church of Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118804947RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.