Church of the City
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 805194370RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($571,289) as filed with the CRA.
Church of the City is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $487K in revenue and $571K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $124K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% 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 4 qualified donees totalling $69K in 2024, the largest being $38K to The Fellowship Centre Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Monthly meetings of prayer in various locations. Weekly training and religious instruction to members and other interested individuals. Weekly worship services for singing prayer preaching and baptism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $487K | $571K | $478K | — | $69K | $146K |
| 2023 | $490K | $557K | $473K | — | $60K | $231K |
| 2022 | $526K | $483K | $424K | — | $37K | $297K |
| 2021 | $461K | $449K | $384K | — | $45K | $254K |
| 2020 | $464K | $427K | $376K | — | $31K | $243K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $69K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $124K 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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$328K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kyle Anderson (director); Jeff Bousfield (director); Ben Garnham (director); Todd Kielstra (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Church of the City’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 805194370RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.