General Church of the New Jerusalem in Canada
Charitable organization · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 892782574RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($852,303) as filed with the CRA.
General Church of the New Jerusalem in Canada is a charitable organization based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.9M in revenue and $852K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $200K in 2024, the largest being $100K to Academy of the New Church. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to $3.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
PROVIDE RELIGIOUS SERVICES SACRAMENTS & RITES AND DOCTRINAL INSTRUCTIONS TO GROUPS ACROSS CANADA. SPONSOR AFFILIATED FAMILY CAMPS PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS ATTENDING AFFILIATED SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. DEVELOP FRENCH and Korean TRANSLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS PUBLICATONS. ASSIST WITH DEVELOPMENT OF WEB-BASED BIBLE STUDY APPLICATION. DEVELOP SMART-PHONE MOBILE APPLICATION IN BOTH FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9M | $852K | $593K | $0 | $246K | $26.5M |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $974K | $590K | — | $319K | $23.4M |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $765K | $483K | — | $258K | $20.6M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $663K | $506K | — | $133K | $24.4M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $704K | $452K | — | $232K | $22M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200K to 3 qualified donees:
- Academy of the New Church$100K
- Carmel Church of the New Jerusalem$50K
- Olivet Church of the New Jerusalem$50K
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$116K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Cooper (executive vice president); Darrell Scott (director); Karen Cooper (secretary); Lee Horigan (administrator and director); Laura Hill (director); Peter Buss (president); Britteny Wilson (director); Marvin Friesen (director); Joyce McLeod (director); James Swalm (director); David Simpson (director); Jared Hasen (director); Peter Bailey (director); Jacquie Avelar (director); Denis de Chazal (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from General Church of the New Jerusalem in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892782574RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.