Canadian Unitarian Council
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 106868474RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,427,706) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Unitarian Council is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $12K to Vancouver Unitarians Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We are the national association of Canadian Unitarian Universalist congregations. Programs to further our charitable purpose include: 1) providing resources and support to congregations; 2) fostering growth according to Unitarian Universalist principles and beliefs; 3) working with other groups for the benefit of the community; 4) organizing educational opportunities for lay leaders religious professionals members youth and young adults; and 5) providing funding and grants to qualifies donees and individuals for growth initiatives leadership development and to further our charitable pur…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $592K | $67K | $82K | $8.2M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $637K | $72K | $49K | $7.2M |
| 2022 | $951K | $1.3M | $884K | $63K | $17K | $6.9M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $905K | $607K | $43K | $38K | $9M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $891K | $606K | $43K | $16K | $6.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $12K from 10 charities:
- The Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericton Inc$3,849
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Durham Region$3,270
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,713
- Unitarian Church of Calgary$1,081
- Link Charity Canada Inc$1,000
- Unitarian Church of Edmonton$720
- Kelowna Unitarian Church$345
- Unitarian Fellowship of Regina Inc.$235
- Kingston Unitarian Fellowship$105
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$58
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$657K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Kohr (president); Debra Faulk (co-president); Yvette Salinas (at large); Margaret Ellis (secretary); Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet (at-large); James Garland (at large); Alexandra Okrainetz (at large); Elizabeth Goodger (at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Unitarian Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106868474RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.