First Mennonite Church Kitchener
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 888725306RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($483,181) as filed with the CRA.
First Mennonite Church Kitchener is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $483K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $88K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $44K in 2024, the largest being $40K to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Eglise Mennonite de l'Est du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $538K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operation of a church including worship services in English and Spanish with some song lyrics and readings also in other languages. Faith Formation for all ages and times of fellowship for everyone. Financial contributions to other charities that carried out: Mission work work of the broader church denomination (Mennonite) and social assistance programs. Commitment to Creation Care through maintenance of solar panels on the church roof.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $483K | $420K | — | $44K | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $475K | $521K | $521K | — | $45K | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $466K | $476K | $415K | — | $42K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $476K | $504K | — | — | $46K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $538K | $517K | — | — | $40K | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $44K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $88K from 5 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$235K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Rempel (chairperson); Noe Gonzalia (director); Sharon Lamont (director); Douglas Cressman (treasurer); Scott Albrecht (secretary); John Pries (director); Donna Bender; David Neufeld.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Mennonite Church Kitchener’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888725306RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.