First Presbyterian Church
Charitable organization · Collingwood, Ontario · BN 107387342RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($909,313) as filed with the CRA.
First Presbyterian Church is a charitable organization based in Collingwood, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $936K in revenue and $909K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $139K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $34K in 2024, the largest being $27K to The Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 20 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services. Pastoral care for the needy. Support national programs through presbyterians sharing donations and international missionary activities. Donate funds through pwsd for relief and development work. Provide asssistance to locally needy. Exercise program and companionship activities for seniors. Basic life skills for single parents. Community dinner for needy. Bible study. Musical presentations for the community. Choir for adult and children. Music & drama for youth. Tap dance program. After school youth program. Book club. Vacation bible camp livestream sunday services. L…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $936K | $909K | $825K | — | $34K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $663K | $627K | $543K | — | $33K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $410K | $478K | $387K | — | $44K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $651K | $515K | $437K | — | $30K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $662K | $472K | $384K | — | $41K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $34K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $139K from 12 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$32K
- Canadahelps Canadon$32K
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$25K
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$15K
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$15K
- The Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada$8,828
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- The Village at Blue Mountain Foundation$3,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,071
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$980
- The Carter Family Foundation$500
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
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$300K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alton Ruff (lead minister); Jonathan Brown (co-clerk of session); Henry Lawrenson (co-clerk of session); Henry Lawrenson (chair property committee); Derek Thompson (chair finance committee); Murray Morrison (trustee); Ernest Montgomery (trustee); Jonathan Brown (session member); Mark Doble (session member); Angela Girdwood (session member); Ron Monette (session member); Jansje Lawrenson (session member); Brian McMillan (session member); Heather Cavill (session member); Bev Kennedy (session member); Edward Prichard (session member); Melissa Mills (session member); Frank Tilley (session member); Henry Lawrenson (session member); Henry Lawrenson (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Presbyterian Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107387342RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.