Catch the Fire Ottawa
Charitable organization · Almonte, Ontario · BN 801901760RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($172,956) as filed with the CRA.
Catch the Fire Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Almonte, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $251K in revenue and $173K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,617.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $34K in 2024, the largest being $23K to Catch the Fire World. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $153K in 2020 to $251K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We held regular Church services children's ministry and community outreach. We administered the sacraments and taught the bible and the tenets of the Christian Faith. Pastors and volunteer leaders performed these services. We conducted training and equipping classes for congregants so they could apply biblical principles to their daily lives. Our leaders conducted small group bible study and fellowship meetings in their homes and the church. We conducted seminars and events with guest speakers and attended regional gatherings with other church leaders. We made qualifying disbursements thro…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $251K | $173K | $123K | $0 | $34K | $402K |
| 2023 | $219K | $175K | $135K | $0 | $29K | $324K |
| 2022 | $203K | $147K | $114K | $0 | $22K | $280K |
| 2021 | $181K | $132K | $100K | $0 | $20K | $224K |
| 2020 | $153K | $115K | $90K | $0 | $14K | $176K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $34K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $5,617 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,617
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$77K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas-Benjamin David Jr Kennedy (director); Bryan Stephenson (director); Kathryn Leyenaar (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Catch the Fire Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801901760RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.