Diaconal Ministries Canada
Charitable organization · Burlington, Ontario · BN 893093377RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($565,063) as filed with the CRA.
Diaconal Ministries Canada is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $547K in revenue and $565K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from other charities. In 2024, 107 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $255K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $66K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Pregnancy & Family Care of Quinte West. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Helped plan and coordinate a large variety of equipping events for deacons and other church members across canada. Prepared and distributed regular communiques about diaconal ministries canada's resources to church deacons across canada. Consulted and funded community project that help people with needs in various communities from across canada. Provided support to church deacons in the areas of refugee sponsorship church leadership development social justice advocacy and stewardship education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $547K | $565K | $332K | $33K | $66K | $454K |
| 2023 | $548K | $488K | $295K | $30K | $32K | $472K |
| 2022 | $519K | $461K | $261K | $30K | $35K | $412K |
| 2021 | $497K | $405K | $184K | $25K | $55K | $354K |
| 2020 | $515K | $455K | $207K | $39K | $51K | $264K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $66K to 6 qualified donees:
Received $255K from 107 charities:
- The Christian Reformed Church in North America$37K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- First Christian Reformed Church of Toronto$11K
- The First Christian Reformed Church of Kitchener Inc.$6,139
- Gateway Community Christian Reformed Church$5,189
- Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church$5,073
- Ladner Christian Reformed Church$4,971
- First Christian Reformed Church of Red Deer$4,452
- Water Street Christian Reformed Church of Guelph$4,448
- Meadowlands Fellowship Christian Reformed Church$4,192
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Woodstock$4,040
- Christian Reformed Church of Drayton$3,975
- Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Listowel$3,655
- Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Edmonton$3,353
- Grace Community (ancaster) Christian Reformed Church$3,328
- Bethany Christian Reformed Church in Fenwick$3,240
- Clearview Christian Reformed Church$3,239
- New Life Christian Reformed Church of Guelph$3,239
- Mountainview Christian Reformed Church of Grimsby$2,933
- Living Hope Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia$2,832
- Neerlandia Christian Reformed Church$2,825
- Christian Reformed Church of Iron Springs Alberta$2,731
- New Life Christian Reformed Church$2,715
- Talbot Street Christian Reformed Church$2,687
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$400K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sharon Bandstra (director); Martha Elizabeth Tolkamp (vice chair); Jeff Robinson (director); Henry Andrew Van Harmelen (chair); Dirkje Maria Blydorp (director); Marcia Mantel (director); Yvonne Schenk (director); Rose Saller (treasurer); Jeff Fernhout (director); Grace Miedema (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Diaconal Ministries Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893093377RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.