Lift Church
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 747381911RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,118,903) as filed with the CRA.
Lift Church is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from donations, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $343K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $39K in 2024, the largest being $39K to The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services. We provide community for college and university students. We support underprivileged neighbourhoods through weekly outreach initiatives. We donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas missionary activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $937K | $29K | $39K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $989K | $938K | $825K | $26K | $33K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $963K | $849K | $15K | $30K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $889K | $878K | $861K | — | $17K | $282K |
| 2020 | $885K | $752K | $726K | — | $16K | $271K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $39K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $343K from 18 charities:
- The Bible League of Canada$219K
- World Charitable Foundation of Canada$63K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$13K
- Philpott Memorial Church$12K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$10K
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$8,875
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,425
- Christian Stewardship Services$2,400
- ST John United Church$2,000
- Link Charity Canada Inc$1,400
- Calvary Pentecostal Church$1,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,000
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$486
- Wentworth Baptist Church$250
- Socks 4 Souls Canada Inc.$197
- Canadahelps Canadon$96
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$610K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robin Wallar (lead pastor); Sophia Strachan (board member); Stephen Kessler (board member); Courtney Tidd (board member); Tim Wu (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lift Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 747381911RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.