Hope Christian Reformed Church of Brantford
Charitable organization · Brantford, Ontario · BN 898827365RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($969,353) as filed with the CRA.
Hope Christian Reformed Church of Brantford is a charitable organization based in Brantford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $884K in revenue and $969K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $49K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 31 qualified donees totalling $367K in 2024, the largest being $134K to Christian Reformed Church of North America. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
Worship services held every sunday as well as special services on new year's day good friday thanksgiving day christmas day and new years eve. We offer programs for children ages 0-14
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $884K | $969K | $193K | — | $367K | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $821K | $1M | $278K | — | $315K | $3M |
| 2022 | $725K | $776K | $179K | — | $277K | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $690K | $628K | $192K | — | $231K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $689K | $7.7M | $154K | — | $270K | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $367K to 31 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Christian Reformed Church of North America$134K
- Classis Hamilton$38K
- Redeemer University$29K
- World Renew$25K
- Society for the Promotion of Parental Schools for Christian Education of Brantford and Vicinity$22K
- Hope Christian Reformed Church of Brantford$20K
- Community Resource & Employment Service (brantford)$16K
- Dynamic Youth Ministries$16K
- Hamilton Association for Christian Education Incorp$7,207
- Hope Pregnancy & Family Support Centre$5,906
- Global Scholars Canada$5,511
- Nova Vita Women's Shelter Incorporated$5,125
- Brantford Blessing Centre$3,997
- Safe Families Canada$3,912
- Teen Challenge$3,838
- Why Not City Missions Brantford$3,827
- Shalem Mental Health Network$3,619
- Beginnings Family Services Inc.$3,334
- Edudeo Ministries$3,247
- Indwell Community Homes$2,975
- Organized Kaos Life and Trade$2,876
- Restorations Second Stage Homes$2,015
- Shalom Manor$1,651
- Ontario Christian Gleaners$1,522
- Friendship Clubs$1,441
Received $49K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$409K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Hensen (new council member); Ben Koerssen (new council member); John Koerssen (new council member); Derek Statema (new council member); Kevin Verdonk (new council member); Ian Wigboldus (new council member); Curt Winter (new council member); Kevin Eigenbrood (member of council); Dave Guichelaar (member of council); Ryan Haan (member of council); Peter Karsten (member of council); Gerry Mobach (member of council); David Vaandering (member of council); Willem Vos (member of council); Dave Guichelaar (president of council); Ryan Haan (clerk of council); Kevin Verdonk (clerk of consistory); Curt Winter (president of deacons).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hope Christian Reformed Church of Brantford’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898827365RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.