Forestview Community Church Grimsby Ontario
Charitable organization · Grimsby, Ontario · BN 890766447RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($463,468) as filed with the CRA.
Forestview Community Church Grimsby Ontario is a charitable organization based in Grimsby, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $567K in revenue and $463K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $75K in 2024, the largest being $22K to International Needs Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Holding public services for worship and prayer; providing religious education for all ages; providing pastoral and compassionate care; providing financial gifts to other qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $567K | $463K | $328K | — | $80K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $433K | $361K | $284K | — | $39K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $385K | $355K | $298K | — | $38K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $425K | $537K | $466K | — | $51K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $448K | $469K | $387K | — | $60K | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $75K to 18 qualified donees:
- International Needs Canada$22K
- Living Hope Christian Assembly$6,250
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$4,850
- Helping Hands Street Mission$4,650
- Countryside Camp and Conference Centre Association$4,400
- Christ Community Church of Welland Inc.$4,400
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$4,160
- The Evangelical Alliance Mission of Canada Inc.$3,850
- Grimsby Life Centre Ministries$3,675
- Benevolent Society of Grimsby and District$3,146
- The Living Rock Ministries$3,000
- The Regional Synod of Canada Inc. Reformed Church in America$2,750
- Micah House Refugee Reception Services Inc.$1,775
- Foundation of Resources for Teens of West Niagara$1,600
- The Young Women's Christian Association of St.Catharines$1,375
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$1,292
- Niagara Christian Gleaners$1,100
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$860
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$199K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Degiovanni (like official (pastor) (non-vo); Paul Menicanin (director (vice chair)); Wayne Gater (director); Tamara Alkema (director); John Dehoog (director); Peter Bervoets (director (chair)); John Godwaldt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Forestview Community Church Grimsby Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890766447RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.