First United Church
Charitable organization · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 118919315RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($360,071) as filed with the CRA.
First United Church is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $373K in revenue and $360K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,364.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $248K in 2020 to $373K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Work according to the parameters of our mission statement and the usual spiritual and communal activities associated with an active church: eg breakfast programs food drives mission sponsorship social welfare pure water sponsorship school sponsorship in third world countries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $373K | $360K | $330K | — | — | $865K |
| 2023 | $300K | $305K | $281K | — | — | $852K |
| 2022 | $248K | $316K | $291K | — | — | $797K |
| 2021 | $236K | $250K | $225K | — | — | $860K |
| 2020 | $248K | $252K | $226K | — | — | $916K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,364 from 5 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$180K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Justin Chute (chairperson); Lori Hoffman (treasurer); Erin Chute (secretary); Paul Browning (minister); Don Renaud (finance committee chairperson); Mark Snowsell (personnel committee chair); Richard Auckland (w&m committee chair); Mike Hardman (co-chairperson).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118919315RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.