Farringdon Independent Church
Charitable organization · Brantford, Ontario · BN 107377020RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($610,016) as filed with the CRA.
Farringdon Independent Church is a charitable organization based in Brantford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.6M in revenue and $610K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the 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 9 qualified donees totalling $28K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Organized Kaos Life and Trade. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $375K in 2020 to $3.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
Sunday worship; childrens sunday church school; youth groups - mid week programs for children and youth bereavement counselling; pastoral counselling; adult bible study open to the community; monetary assistance towards training native preachers in nwt; assistance to needy by way of grocery vouchers; lay training seminars and workshops open to the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6M | $610K | $374K | — | $28K | $8.8M |
| 2023 | $582K | $366K | $287K | — | $7,850 | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $848 | $342K | $174K | — | $11K | $5.3M |
| 2021 | $679K | $339K | $175K | $500 | $18K | $6.1M |
| 2020 | $375K | $289K | $174K | $661 | $20K | $5.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $28K to 9 qualified donees:
- Organized Kaos Life and Trade$5,000
- Community Resource & Employment Service (brantford)$5,000
- Hope Pregnancy & Family Support Centre$4,000
- ST Andrew's Residence Chatham Foundation$3,500
- Why Not City Missions Brantford$3,000
- Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne$2,500
- Friendship House of Brant Inc$2,000
- The Diocese of the Arctic$2,000
- Nova Vita Women's Shelter Incorporated$1,000
Received $0 from 1 charity:
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$223K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Kirk (acting vice chair); David Kennedy (deacon); David Kirk (trustee); Dianne Stubbert (trustee); Elaine Gibons (director); Glenn Young (trustee); Helen Kennedy (elder); Jennifer Dean (elder); Leesa Meijerink (elder); Marion Weir (elder); Marvin Long (elder); Michael Scordino (deacon); Michelle Petrella (elder); Mike Gibbons (deacon/chair); Susan Daniels (chair elder); Frank Sneath (treasurer); Rebecca Culverhouse (elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Farringdon Independent Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107377020RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.