Living Hope Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 132026857RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($400,471) as filed with the CRA.
Living Hope Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $456K in revenue and $400K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers.
It reported gifts to 23 qualified donees totalling $147K in 2024, the largest being $39K to Sarnia Community Foundation.
In its own words
Weekly worship services ministries to men women youth and seniors on a weekly basis. There are weekly prayer group meetings a youth group that meets weekly for bible study and fellowship weekly sunday school and monthly seniors coffee as well as a monthly luncheon. Pastoral care as needed outreach ministries to the community (example: vacation bible school). Donates funds to qualified donors. Provide education fellowship support and opportunities to strengthen faith and/or spiritual growth to those ministered to live stream church services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $456K | $400K | $179K | — | $147K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $421K | $416K | $226K | — | $117K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $374K | $340K | $127K | — | $119K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $400K | $391K | $229K | — | $114K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $374K | $260K | — | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $147K to 23 qualified donees:
- Sarnia Community Foundation$39K
- World Renew$28K
- Lambton Christian School Society$17K
- Classis Chatham of the Christian Reformed Church of North Am$12K
- NeighbourLink Sarnia-Lambton$9,055
- Redeemer University$8,000
- The Inn of the Good Shepherd (sarnia ) Inc$7,425
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$6,000
- Shalem Mental Health Network$5,015
- Diaconal Ministries Canada$2,832
- Power to Change Ministries$2,000
- Pioneers Canada$2,000
- ST. Joseph's Hospice Resource Centre of Sarnia Lambton$1,975
- The Christian Reformed Church in North America$1,335
- The Rock on Campus$1,200
- Nightlight Canada$1,027
- The Women's Interval Home of Sarnia and Lambton Inc.$525
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$525
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$525
- The Bridge Gathering$525
- Rivercity Vineyard$525
- Ohana Landing$525
- Friendship Ministries Canada$384
Received $20K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$95K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Living Hope Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132026857RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.