Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Ottawa
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 118825884RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($702,041) as filed with the CRA.
Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $660K in revenue and $702K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $31K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 21 qualified donees totalling $204K in 2024, the largest being $77K to CRC in North America. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services provide ministries for men women youth and children weekly and monthly. We provide pastoral care we donate to denomination headquarters for national and overseas missionary activities. We also provide assistance to local food bank. In addition we provide fellowship club which provides activities for disabled individuals. We continually evaluate programs and refine them.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $660K | $702K | $405K | — | $204K | $430K |
| 2023 | $677K | $720K | $425K | — | $195K | $463K |
| 2022 | $652K | $639K | $354K | — | $209K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $630K | $659K | $362K | — | $208K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $637K | $654K | $345K | — | $227K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $204K to 21 qualified donees:
- CRC in North America$77K
- World Renew$36K
- Ottawa Christian Reformed Campus Chaplaincy$27K
- Classis Eastern Canada of the Christian Reformed Church in North America$19K
- Caldwell Family Centre Inc./centre Familial Caldwell Inc.$8,009
- Redeemer University$7,516
- Ottawa Innercity Ministries$3,665
- Dynamic Youth Ministries$3,625
- Institute for Christian Studies$2,799
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$2,743
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$2,480
- Carlington Community Chaplaincy$2,404
- The Ottawa Mission Foundation$2,173
- First Place Maternal Health Options Inc.$1,945
- Jericho Road Ministries - Ministere Route de Jericho$1,939
- ShareWord Global Canada$1,748
- Ottawa Christian Counselling Service Association$1,257
- CJL Foundation$1,038
- Diaconal Ministries Canada$930
- Global PartnerLink Society$807
- The Ministry to Seafarers of the Christian Reformed Church$250
Received $31K from 5 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$259K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christian Ellens (clerk); Wilma Mulder (chair of finance); Cheryl Thomson (chair of council).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118825884RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.