Bridgewater Pastoral Charge
Charitable organization · Bridgewater, Nova Scotia · BN 106810823RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($366,400) as filed with the CRA.
Bridgewater Pastoral Charge is a charitable organization based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $262K in revenue and $366K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $27K in 2024, the largest being $17K to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We provide a place of worship for a congregation of 270 families we provide facilities for all church related activities and groups we provide space for a childrens daycare we support the local food bank program local mission & service projects boy scouts of canada we support and provide space for youth groups sunday school ucw and other groups we support the united chuch of canada 'mission & service program' through the toronto head office we provide an online church broadcast to all who wish to participate.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $262K | $366K | — | — | $27K | $9M |
| 2023 | $279K | $265K | — | — | $29K | $8.9M |
| 2022 | $316K | $328K | — | — | $35K | $8.9M |
| 2021 | $339K | $342K | — | — | $33K | $8.7M |
| 2020 | $309K | $313K | — | — | $32K | $8.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $27K to 5 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$17K
- Bridgewater Food Bank$5,970
- Sherbrooke Lake Camp$2,105
- Angel Tree Christmas Family Donation$2,105
- Third Bridgewater Group Committee ( Scouts Canada )$265
Received $16K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$140K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Buck (chair of trustees); Richard Greek (finance chair); Cassandra Burridge (chair of church councilburr); Edna Matheson (sectary of church council); Kimberlea Curlett (lead minister); Blake Hirtle (church treasurer); Tracy Rafuse (office administrator); Neil MC Ewen (minister).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bridgewater Pastoral Charge’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106810823RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.