Leaside United Church
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 129874459RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($738,963) as filed with the CRA.
Leaside United Church is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $807K in revenue and $739K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 20 qualified donees totalling $95K in 2024, the largest being $44K to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship service Pastoral Care Local benevolence Christian Development - youth & adult fund raising for Outreach within Canada donations to The United Church of Canada Mission & Service Fund. Outreach supports organizations providing food donations and food banks services for refugees funding for poor communities in particular to children and funding for the homeless.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $807K | $739K | $486K | $28K | $95K | -$200 |
| 2023 | $779K | $643K | $270K | $32K | $76K | $0 |
| 2022 | $953K | $604K | $225K | — | $80K | $0 |
| 2021 | $712K | $580K | $224K | — | $85K | $0 |
| 2020 | $593K | $575K | $228K | — | $72K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $95K to 20 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$44K
- Tno - the Neighbourhood Organization$14K
- The Incorporated Ministry in Flemingdon Park$6,500
- El Hogar Projects (Canada)$6,000
- East End United Regional Ministry$6,000
- Kinvia$5,000
- Lake Scugog United Church Camp Inc.$1,512
- Echo Bay United Church$1,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,000
- The Yonge Street Mission$1,000
- The WoodGreen Foundation$1,000
- Saint Luke's United Church$1,000
- Sleeping Children Around the World$1,000
- Nourish Network Charity$1,000
- Covenant House Toronto$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,000
- Community Centre 55$1,000
- Bethany Baptist Church$1,000
- Allan Gardens Food Bank$999
- Mood Disorders Association of Ontario & Toronto$428
Received $12K from 2 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$462K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Grace Gordon (clergy); James Miller (council chair); Lynda Miller (outreach co-chair); Catherine Bowman (ministry & personnel chair); Jane Hawkins (abundant hospitality chair); Dorothy Robertson (stewardship chair); Adele Freeman (worship & music chair); Douglas McKenzie (trustee chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Leaside United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129874459RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.