First Church of Christ Scientist
Charitable organization · Oshawa, Ontario · BN 130918840RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($36,148) as filed with the CRA.
First Church of Christ Scientist is a charitable organization based in Oshawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $57K in revenue and $36K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 77% from other charities. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $153K.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $300 in 2023, the largest being $300 to Sharon House Corporation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Sunday (11:00am) & wednesday (8:00am) services church is open to the public tuesday friday & saturday 1-4 pm & wednesday 5-7:45 pm .
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $36K | $18K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $553K | $43K | $28K | — | $300 | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $36K | $41K | $25K | — | $300 | $616K |
| 2021 | $175K | $36K | $20K | — | $1,500 | $621K |
| 2020 | $75K | $106K | $36K | — | $56K | $481K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $300 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $153K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ken Henderson (chairman); Gayle Herrington (director); Doreen Elphick (treasurer); Jana Schuelke (director); Jill Brady (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Church of Christ Scientist’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130918840RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.