Celebration Church Brant
Charitable organization · Brantford, Ontario · BN 133455824RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($585,200) as filed with the CRA.
Celebration Church Brant is a charitable organization based in Brantford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $564K in revenue and $585K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $55K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Sim Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Hold worship services bible studies and christian education classes weekly. Provide ministries for men women seniors youth and children weekly. Provide pastoral care. Contribute to a local blessing centre. Run a clothing give-away program. Donate funds to local and distant charities in pursuit of the great commission. Send local missionary teams overseas on short-term activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $564K | $585K | $496K | $1,283 | $55K | $4.4M |
| 2023 | $716K | $508K | $409K | — | $40K | $4.4M |
| 2022 | $598K | $519K | $419K | — | $37K | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $540K | $542K | $448K | — | $36K | $4.2M |
| 2020 | $528K | $528K | $452K | — | $19K | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $55K to 13 qualified donees:
- Sim Canada$15K
- Alpha Ministries Canada$6,000
- Mighty Oaks Global Initiatives$6,000
- Word of Life Fellowship Canada Inc$6,000
- Power to Change Ministries$5,000
- King George VI Public School Advisory Council (kgvi-Sac)$4,000
- Generations Church West Brant$4,000
- Safe Families Canada$2,000
- Nova Vita Women's Shelter Incorporated$2,000
- Brantford Blessing Centre Inc.$2,000
- ST. Joseph's Lifecare Centre Brantford$2,000
- ShareWord Global Canada$1,100
- Hope Christian Reformed Church of Brantford$600
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
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$170K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adam Gagne (elder); Carolyn Hudson (elder); Stephen Hudson (chair); Andrew McPhee (elder); Kaitlyn Nevon (co-chair); Jeff Summerhays (elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Celebration Church Brant’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133455824RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.