DNS Relief Fellowship
Charitable organization · Wingham, Ontario · BN 888813573RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($105,332) as filed with the CRA.
DNS Relief Fellowship is a charitable organization based in Wingham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $168K in revenue and $105K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,800.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $48K in 2020 to $168K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To provide relief to third world locations. Aid is given with the intent to assist individual communities to be come self supporting. We support community development projects in india zambia and disaster relief were necessary
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $168K | $105K | $90K | — | — | $174K |
| 2023 | $84K | $117K | $112K | — | $112K | $111K |
| 2022 | $98K | $126K | $125K | — | $125K | $144K |
| 2021 | $59K | $27K | $19K | — | $19K | $171K |
| 2020 | $48K | -$788 | -$788 | — | — | $139K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,800 from 4 charities:
- Brussels Community Bible Chapel$4,000
- Gospel Trust Canada$2,100
- MSC Canada$1,700
- Good News Bible Chapel$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Basil Tambakis (president); Ken Wagler (director); Miranda Melkoop (secretary & treasurer); Donald Mackay (director); Robert Melkoop (director vp); David Dimarco (director treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from DNS Relief Fellowship’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888813573RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.