Elgin Missionary Church
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 860735026RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($411,988) as filed with the CRA.
Elgin Missionary Church is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $413K in revenue and $412K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,682.
Compared with 14,125 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 $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $51K in 2024, the largest being $16K to Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
There are online and in-person options for our weekly Sunday service. Sunday school programming weekly for kids. Pastoral care provided for members and non members. Bible studies and prayer meetings are available. There is a mid week children's program for community kids supper provided every other week free of charge. Each summer we run a soccer program for community children targeted to those who cannot afford to play in the city league. Money available for those who cannot afford to pay. Our Deacons run a Benevolence Ministry for people in the congregation and community that need h…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $413K | $412K | $344K | — | $51K | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $329K | $337K | $271K | — | $51K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $335K | $317K | $259K | $0 | $44K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $358K | $378K | $318K | — | $47K | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $357K | $317K | $255K | — | $49K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $51K to 12 qualified donees:
- Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada$16K
- Operation Mobilization Canada$5,600
- 614 Church$5,600
- The Bible League of Canada$5,460
- Worship With Us$5,000
- Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ$5,000
- Ethnos Canada$2,500
- Stratford House of Blessing$2,471
- Evergreen Christian Ministries$1,550
- Emmanuel Bible College$875
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$625
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$150
Received $8,682 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$144K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ada Avelar de Sanchez (treasurer); Marvin Good (director); Larry McGill (chair); Richard Van Rooyen (vice-chair); Caleb Stewart (ceo); Brenda Kechnie (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Elgin Missionary Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 860735026RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.