Browns United Church
Charitable organization · Thorndale, Ontario · BN 119290732RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,687) as filed with the CRA.
Browns United Church is a charitable organization based in Thorndale, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $47K in revenue and $63K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Our church holds weekly public worship services and special occasion services. We offer vacation bible school and pastoral care. We support missions as requested. There is an organized weekly cofee time for seniors and a monthly meeting with local speakers open to all. Community events include an annual tractor show with a community breakfast and an annual car show with a community lunch.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47K | $63K | — | — | $1,000 | $72K |
| 2023 | $61K | $58K | $3,971 | — | $1,000 | $27K |
| 2022 | $36K | $2,821 | — | — | $1,600 | $32K |
| 2021 | $46K | $30K | $28K | — | $2,305 | $31K |
| 2020 | $49K | $49K | $47K | — | $2,575 | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$38K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patsy Swistzer (clerk of session); Rebecca Kittmer (steward); Roger McKay (trustee); John Uren (trustee); John Van Lierop (elder); Evelyn Arthur (treasurer); Susan Dietrich (secretary); Pamela Wilcox (minister).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Browns United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119290732RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.