Meadowlands Fellowship Christian Reformed Church
Charitable organization · Ancaster, Ontario · BN 871592911RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($845,495) as filed with the CRA.
Meadowlands Fellowship Christian Reformed Church is a charitable organization based in Ancaster, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $974K in revenue and $845K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $63K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 31 qualified donees totalling $280K in 2024, the largest being $122K to Christian Reformed Church in North America. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Christian church of the christian reformed denomintation providing sunday worship services and programs for members and children of the congregation evangelism and outreach in the ancaster and hamilton ontario area. Assists other organizations (social services agencies) financially with their work.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $974K | $845K | $432K | — | $281K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $852K | $884K | $539K | — | $272K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $909K | $868K | $498K | — | $248K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $978K | $902K | $393K | — | $390K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $825K | $852K | $456K | — | $260K | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $280K to 31 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Christian Reformed Church in North America$122K
- Classis Hamilton of the Christian Reformed Church$37K
- World Renew$24K
- Redeemer University$19K
- Neighbour to Neighbour Centre (hamilton)$8,159
- Days for Girls Canada Society$6,375
- Indwell Community Homes$5,999
- Shalom Manor Long Term CARE Home$5,829
- Dynamic Youth Ministries$4,970
- Diaconal Ministries Canada$4,192
- Shalem Mental Health Network$4,128
- Edudeo Ministries$3,606
- Compass Point Bible Church$3,469
- Helping Hands Street Mission$2,818
- Ancaster Community Services$2,601
- Calvin Christian School Society of Hamilton$2,558
- Beginnings Family Services Inc.$2,553
- Hamilton Association for Christian Education Incorp$2,437
- Mission Services of Hamilton Inc.$2,141
- City Kidz Ministry$2,096
- Micah House Refugee Reception Services Inc.$2,083
- The Good Shepherd Centre Hamilton$2,004
- IAFR Canada$1,978
- Restorations Second Stage Homes$1,976
- Ontario Christian Gleaners$1,597
Received $63K from 4 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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$275K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Valerie Henschel (chair); Jan Vaneek (treasurer); Edward Vanbeilen; Marcia Hosmar; Ed Witvoet (secretary/director); Kevin Ritskes (director); Charlotte Vander Hoek (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Meadowlands Fellowship Christian Reformed Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871592911RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.