Meaford United Church
Charitable organization · Meaford, Ontario · BN 107686016RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($154,696) as filed with the CRA.
Meaford United Church is a charitable organization based in Meaford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $147K in revenue and $155K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,717.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $7,885 to United Church of Canada Mission and Service. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $241K in 2020 to $147K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services ( both in person and live streaming) sunday school youth programs to provide spiritual growth and guidance. Pastoral care to those in hospital nursing homes as well as bereavement support. Weekly coffee and conversation gathering. Support for social programs such as the local food bank benevolent fund requests local national and international outreach. Space is provided at a nominal cost for community support groups. Weekly email and announcements to inform the congregation of ongoing church and community events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $147K | $155K | $129K | $3,143 | $14K | $12.1M |
| 2023 | $153K | $177K | $149K | $2,198 | $15K | $11.1M |
| 2022 | $156K | $168K | $143K | $2,354 | $13K | $10.2M |
| 2021 | $187K | $326K | $287K | $1,025 | $15K | $9M |
| 2020 | $241K | $273K | $230K | $0 | $20K | $9.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 9 qualified donees:
- United Church of Canada Mission and Service$7,885
- Meaford Food Bank and Outreach$4,005
- Bluewater District School Board$1,000
- Safe 'N Sound Residence$1,000
- Meaford Hospital Foundation$175
- Operation Smile$75
- United Church of Canada-Philantropic Unit- Ukraine Emergency$75
- United Church of Canada Mission 8 Service -Healing Fund$50
- GREY Bruce Animal Shelter$25
Received $4,717 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,717
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$83K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eleanor Firth (chair); Bernard Brunner (past chair); Trudi Wiley (director); Teresa Kingston (director); Terry Williams (chair of trustees).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Meaford United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107686016RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.