Grand River Unitarian Congregation
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 119289049RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($243,288) as filed with the CRA.
Grand River Unitarian Congregation is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $251K in revenue and $243K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,400.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $6,122 in 2024, the largest being $6,122 to A Better Tent City Waterloo Region. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Religious services once per week all year children's religious education program once per week all year committee programs to carry out congressional activities adult religious education programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $251K | $243K | $162K | $3,041 | $6,123 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $245K | $233K | $166K | $6,508 | $1,280 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $235K | $246K | $163K | — | $400 | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $249K | $226K | $150K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $236K | $247K | $150K | $7,199 | $667 | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,122 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $8,400 from 2 charities:
- BenefAction Foundation$7,008
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,392
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$137K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wendy Martin (president); Susan Jane Patterson (trustee); Tomothy Pincura O'Neil (trustee); Neil Hunt (trustee); Margaret Insley (vice president); James Wilson (trustee); Rebecca Verdun (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grand River Unitarian Congregation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119289049RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.