Church of the Living Light (word)
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 860597319RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($33,683) as filed with the CRA.
Church of the Living Light (word) is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $57K in revenue and $34K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $580 in 2024, the largest being $480 to Ministers Network Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $34K in 2020 to $57K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Weekly Church Services through zoom - Virtual services. Tithes and love offerings only
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $34K | $9,322 | — | $580 | $56K |
| 2023 | $46K | $54K | $8,268 | — | $815 | $33K |
| 2022 | $54K | $38K | $7,331 | — | $525 | $41K |
| 2021 | $38K | $14K | $8,547 | — | $360 | $25K |
| 2020 | $34K | $41K | $8,912 | — | $540 | $1,406 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $580 to 2 qualified donees:
- Ministers Network Canada$480
- Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$21K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Homeric Arvanitis (president); Erica Birtles (vise-president); Lorraine Pettinato (treasurer); Margherita Jordan (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Church of the Living Light (word)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 860597319RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.