Lyons Memorial United Church
Charitable organization · Gore Bay, Ontario · BN 107651440RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($183,614) as filed with the CRA.
Lyons Memorial United Church is a charitable organization based in Gore Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $239K in revenue and $184K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $25K in 2024, the largest being $16K to United Church of Canada - Mission & Service. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We are holding hybrid worship services to accommodate both online and in-person worshippers. We are having fundraising events - dinners Market Cafe and rummage sales - to support our own food security initiatives and numerous other programs including the United Church Mission and Service Fund The Effect Hope Leprosy Mission the local food bank disadvantaged students at both the high school and elementary school levels a local camping ministry community garden and a bus for transporting seniors. Our Youth Choir has resumed practicing and performing once a month during our Sunday service(…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $239K | $184K | $125K | $190 | $29K | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $213K | $181K | $113K | $941 | $29K | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $191K | $168K | $104K | $49 | $32K | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $190K | $147K | $99K | $198 | $19K | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $182K | $148K | $104K | $264 | $16K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25K to 9 qualified donees:
- United Church of Canada - Mission & Service$16K
- Manitoulin Family Resources Inc.$2,000
- Abolishing Barriers in Cambodia$1,500
- Manitoulin Student Aid Fund$1,500
- The Angel Bus Inc.$1,000
- Special Olympics Ontario Inc.$1,000
- Water First Education and Training Inc.$830
- Strawberry Point Christian Camp Inc.$730
- The Leprosy Mission Canada$625
Received $52K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$87K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
George Purvis (trustee); Doran McVey (trustee); Jeff Hietkamp (trustee); J.David Rogalsky (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lyons Memorial United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107651440RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.