Classis Hamilton of the Christian Reformed Church
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 830810826RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($294,747) as filed with the CRA.
Classis Hamilton of the Christian Reformed Church is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $342K in revenue and $295K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $185K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. 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 $10K to SoCo Beach Project. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Classis Hamilton deals with church governance matters including but not limited to promotion and governance of university and college campus ministries youth ministries church plant and student funds to assist seminary students. Classis Hamilton also carries on the business of administering funds by church ministry shares for the above ministries examination of candidates for the various ministries which Classis Hamilton governs and review denominational ministry matters. Classis Hamilton also operates a campus ministry at McMaster University and Mohawk College.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $342K | $295K | $270K | — | $25K | $735K |
| 2023 | $357K | $311K | $298K | — | $13K | $688K |
| 2022 | $331K | $248K | $248K | — | — | $642K |
| 2021 | $305K | $240K | $239K | — | $1,000 | $559K |
| 2020 | $301K | $211K | $199K | — | $12K | $495K |
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 $185K from 13 charities:
- Meadowlands Fellowship Christian Reformed Church$37K
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of York$29K
- Grace Community (ancaster) Christian Reformed Church$28K
- Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church$22K
- Calvary Christian Reformed Church of Flamborough$20K
- Calvin (dundas) Christian Reformed Church$16K
- Mount Hope Community Christian Reformed Church$9,396
- Immanuel Christian Reformed Church of Simcoe$8,129
- Maitland River Community Church$5,200
- Immanuel Christian Reformed Church of Hamilton$2,774
- Hagersville Community Christian Reformed Church$2,745
- Hagersville Community Christian Reformed Church$2,717
- Immanuel Christian Reformed Church of Hamilton$2,329
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$174K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ken Tigchelaar (treasurer); Ken Benjamins (chair); Doug Nieuwstraten (director); Gina Taylor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Classis Hamilton of the Christian Reformed Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 830810826RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.