Centennial United Church
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 106885072RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($266,252) as filed with the CRA.
Centennial United Church is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $229K in revenue and $266K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,000.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Religious worship; prayer groups; religious education; pastoral care of congregational members visitors hospital patients and residents of residential care facilities; support of united church of canada national charitable programs; support of local charities and homeless shelter; scholarships for students participating in the church choir program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $229K | $266K | $245K | — | $11K | $4.9M |
| 2023 | $333K | $265K | $238K | $1,100 | $11K | $4.9M |
| 2022 | $322K | $255K | $216K | $602 | $1,000 | $108K |
| 2021 | $298K | $362K | $340K | $0 | $6,163 | $44K |
| 2020 | $250K | $213K | $189K | $0 | $5,841 | $118K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$83K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Murray Strome (trustee); Arnie Holman (trustee); Kimberley Austin (secretary); Arthur Menu (treasurer); Margaret Holmquist (council member); David Helmer (council member); Heidi Helmer (council member); Vivian Bartlett (council member); John Westaway (trustee); Cindy Holmquist (council member); Kevin Gooding (chair of council).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centennial United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106885072RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.