Forest United Church
Charitable organization · Forest, Ontario · BN 107393506RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($266,011) as filed with the CRA.
Forest United Church is a charitable organization based in Forest, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $230K in revenue and $266K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,948.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $35K in 2024, the largest being $26K to United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 36 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services weekly children's sunday school (except during summer months) ongoing pastoral care missionary services through united church of canada bible study community outreach.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $230K | $266K | — | — | $35K | $614K |
| 2023 | $289K | $208K | — | — | $31K | $650K |
| 2022 | $185K | $197K | — | — | $35K | $569K |
| 2021 | $183K | $191K | — | — | $29K | $580K |
| 2020 | $200K | $179K | $147K | $786 | $26K | $589K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $35K to 13 qualified donees:
- United Church of Canada$26K
- Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital Foundation$2,000
- Lambton Presbytery United Church Centre$1,150
- Contact House$1,050
- ST. Joseph's Hospice Resource Centre of Sarnia Lambton$750
- Christmas for Everyone$743
- Habitat for Humanity - Sarnia/lambton$500
- A Program for Youth$500
- Pathways Health Centre for Children$500
- Lambton County Developmental Services$500
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank$500
- NeighbourLink Sarnia-Lambton$500
- Royal Canadian Legion BR 176$50
Received $4,948 from 2 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$124K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Watson (trustee); Jim Brush (trustee); Nancy Cates (trustee); Ruth Scott-Balog (worship); Valerie Clarke (trustee); Murray Kemp (trustee); Joan Rawlings (trustee); Bruce Forbes (trustee); Mike Gallant (chair); Keith Tremaine (trustee); Mark Armitage (vice chair of unified board); Connie Clark (worship committee); Carol Clay (outreach committee); Terry Forbes (ce committee); Diane Hales (outreach committee); Lisa Harrower (ce committee); Tom Harrower (property committee); Pam Jones (ce committee); Cindy Kemp (finance committee); Kevin Macleod (property committee); Norm Macpherson (ce committee); Debbie Macpherson (secretary-treasurer); Kathy Oulds (ce committee); Elizabeth Richards (ce committee); Brenda Scherer (ce treasurer); Jim Scherer (property committee); Robert Sitlington (property committee); Joy Starkey (unified board secretary); Glen Starkey (finance committee); Lynne Stott (worship committee); Lee-Ann Vansteenkiste (ce committee); Bev McLean (worship committee); Rob Scherer (property committee); Holly Scott (worship); Ruth Gallant (worship); Joanne Wilton (outreach).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Forest United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107393506RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.