Community of Christ
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 129892659RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,829,446) as filed with the CRA.
Community of Christ is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9.8M in revenue and $3.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 61% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $402K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to The Canadian Council of Churches. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4.4M in 2020 to $9.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Religious Denomination in Canada as well as providing aid to countries outside of Canada. Ministry to Congregations. Stewardship Youth Outreach & Pastoral Care Ministries. Priesthood Training & Support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.8M | $3.8M | $3.6M | — | $10K | $35.4M |
| 2023 | $4.3M | $3.7M | $3.5M | — | — | $29.7M |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $3M | $2.8M | — | $0 | $29.1M |
| 2021 | $5.3M | $4.6M | $4.5M | — | $13K | $17.7M |
| 2020 | $4.4M | $6.7M | $6.3M | — | $24K | $17.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $402K from 13 charities:
- Shaw Family Foundation$185K
- Community of Christ Eastern Canada Mission Centre$55K
- Community of Christ Western Canada Mission Centre$55K
- Community of Christ Thunder Bay Congregation$54K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Community of Christ Windsor Congregation$8,694
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,938
- Community of Christ Wabash Congregation$1,650
- Community of Christ Corinth Congregation$1,500
- Community of Christ Windsor Congregation$1,145
- Community of Christ$500
- Community of Christ Port Elgin Congregation$204
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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$588K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Scott Murphy (secretary/treasurer); Cheryl Brooks (director); Caitlin Ball (director); Sandra Hunter (director); Braden Shepherdson (director); Art Smith (chair); Wim Van Klinken (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community of Christ’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129892659RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.