Church of the Messiah
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118863141RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($695,078) as filed with the CRA.
Church of the Messiah is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $637K in revenue and $695K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $864K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $42K in 2024, the largest being $42K to Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We provide ministries for women men youth and children weekly or monthly. We give pastoral care. We donate funds to denomitional headquarters for missionary activities in canada and overseas. We operate a food bank on a weekly basis.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $637K | $695K | $605K | — | $42K | $17K |
| 2023 | $523K | $613K | $553K | — | $27K | $75K |
| 2022 | $612K | $442K | $391K | — | $14K | $165K |
| 2021 | $468K | $380K | $333K | — | $9,814 | -$76K |
| 2020 | $446K | $341K | $302K | — | $18K | -$164K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $42K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $864K from 11 charities:
- Daily Bread Food Bank$600K
- Canadahelps Canadon$90K
- Canadahelps Canadon$90K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$25K
- The Caldwell Foundation$15K
- The Florence Margaret Thompson Charitable Foundation$11K
- Selah Charitable Trust$11K
- William Birchall Foundation$10K
- Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto$6,808
- Walmer Road Baptist Church$3,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$158K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Griffin (treasurer); Sandrina Barrock (warden); Tony Morizio (warden).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Church of the Messiah’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118863141RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.