Christ First
Charitable organization · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 130533185RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($861,069) as filed with the CRA.
Christ First is a charitable organization based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $861K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $68K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $79K in 2024, the largest being $55K to The United Church of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $674K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Christ First United is affiliated with the United Church of Canada. We are an energetic faith community. Our church office and primary church building is located in Clarkson (Mississauga ON). We have a second church building in Port Credit (Mississauga ON) where we can worship and host events. We offer two Sunday morning worship services one contemporary and one traditional ( online services are provided) pastoral care children's programs summer music camp Vacation Bible School as well as Christian education book & bible studies and fellowship for our members. We actively support a …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $861K | $657K | — | $79K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $832K | $916K | $785K | $117 | $85K | $855K |
| 2022 | $951K | $712K | $595K | $2,458 | $87K | $917K |
| 2021 | $706K | $659K | — | — | $99K | $744K |
| 2020 | $674K | $648K | $530K | $0 | $95K | $609K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $79K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $68K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$419K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carol Wilson (chair of council); Clarke Grice (chair of finance & treasurer); Joan Cobbold (chair of trustees); Nancy Hori (council secretary); David Wheeler (chair of property).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Christ First’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130533185RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.