Creekside Church
Charitable organization · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 828639013RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,122,367) as filed with the CRA.
Creekside Church is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $3.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $82K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 24 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 21 qualified donees totalling $195K in 2024, the largest being $102K to International Teams Canada Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1) hold sunday morning worship gatherins that include music drama & creative media presentations. 2) program run sunday and mid-week worship & educational experiences for children. 3) care for the less fortunate in benevolance programs and participation in downtown church. 4) provide counselling and support for those struggling with addictions and relationship breakdowns. 5) learn encourage and care for one another in small group gatherings. 6) run recreational sports programs for the church family and community. 7) participate in world missions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.9M | — | $195K | $4M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.7M | — | $268K | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $3M | $2.7M | — | $192K | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $2.6M | — | $195K | $3.7M |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $3M | $2.8M | — | $163K | $3.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $195K to 21 qualified donees:
- International Teams Canada Inc.$102K
- Power to Change Ministries$14K
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$12K
- The Pregnancy Centre$9,900
- Compass Refugee Centre Inc.$9,800
- Avant Ministries Canada$8,700
- Ray of Hope Inc.$8,400
- Adventure4Change$8,000
- The 519 Church Street Community Centre$5,000
- House of Friendship$5,000
- Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada$2,500
- Vision Ministries Canada$2,000
- Neighbourlink North York$1,500
- New Beginning Ministries Apostolic Faith Church$1,500
- Reach Out Chatham Kent (R.O.C.K.) Missions$1,500
- Young Life of Canada$1,000
- Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre Inc.$612
- ShareWord Global Canada$350
- Sim Canada$250
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$250
- Compassion Canada$100
Received $82K from 15 charities:
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$17K
- Abundance Canada$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$9,738
- Kings Church$7,000
- BenefAction Foundation$6,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$3,888
- Yes Church$1,200
- Summerside Community Church Inc.$800
- HopeCity Canada Inc.$500
- Christian Stewardship Services$300
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$198
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$150
- United Way Waterloo Region Communities$140
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions24
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Magnussen (co-chair); Krista Jonker (secretary); Marnie Van Weelden (co-chair); Leticia Thiessen; Noah Grant.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Creekside Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828639013RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.