Central Presbyterian Church
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 106887706RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($621,132) as filed with the CRA.
Central Presbyterian Church is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $444K in revenue and $621K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $64K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $25K in 2024, the largest being $24K to The Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly we give free meals to the homeless we offer pastoral care we operate sunday school study groups youth programs prepare food for the hamilton out of the cold program we offer community activities to support less fortunate in neighbourhood such as bbq's knit & knatter social group etc. As well as provide free musical concerts to the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $444K | $621K | $496K | — | $25K | $9.2M |
| 2023 | $366K | $537K | $399K | — | $24K | $7.9M |
| 2022 | $133K | $608K | $481K | — | $21K | $7.9M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $475K | $354K | — | $22K | $8.3M |
| 2020 | $549K | $484K | $372K | — | $21K | $7.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $64K from 4 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$374K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Dutchak (chairman); Jim Morgan (treasurer); Robert McMurrich; Frances Searle; Gywnneth Simpson; Katherine Barnard.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Central Presbyterian Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106887706RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.