Grace United Church
Charitable organization · Hanover, Ontario · BN 107445454RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($298,887) as filed with the CRA.
Grace United Church is a charitable organization based in Hanover, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $280K in revenue and $299K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $388.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $4,625 to Canadian Food Grains Bank. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The Church carries on programs of regular weekly services of worship and mid-week education and spiritual activities and service projects of the local community. The Church also contributes to the wide world of the United Church of Canada and overseas.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $280K | $299K | $40K | $15K | $13K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $226K | $256K | $85K | $7,172 | $0 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $226K | $232K | — | — | $43K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $255K | $235K | — | — | $28K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $273K | $264K | — | — | $9,200 | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 9 qualified donees:
- Canadian Food Grains Bank$4,625
- Bluewater District School Board$2,000
- Hanover Food Bank$1,850
- Victim Services Bruce Grey$1,457
- Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ$1,000
- Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit (S.M.A.R.T.)$1,000
- Women's House Serving Bruce & Grey$1,000
- United Church Outdoor Ministries-Hamilton Conference$700
- United Way of Bruce Grey$528
Received $388 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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$147K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
George Blanchard (treasurer); Dawn Blanchard (board chair & wow regional rep); Paul Cruickshank (chair - property); Jerry Asling (chair - youth trust); Adam Olivero (chair - ministry & personnel); Patricia Blackmore (past chair - church board); Marisa Roefs (board secretary); Kathryn Dankel (chair - social action & global).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grace United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107445454RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.