Melrose United Church
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 107689598RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($382,703) as filed with the CRA.
Melrose United Church is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $343K in revenue and $383K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,010.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $7,186 in 2024, the largest being $7,086 to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship sessions in person and online. We provide pastoral care. We support the local community work of Wesley Urban Ministries. We donate to the work of Mission and Service Fund of the United Church of Canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $343K | $383K | $266K | $522 | $7,186 | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $334K | $405K | $294K | $863 | $8,877 | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $340K | $382K | $345K | $0 | $12K | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $351K | $346K | $321K | $0 | $9,037 | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $349K | $299K | $275K | $910 | $8,858 | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $7,186 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $5,010 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$235K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dianne Coons (region representative); Margaret Duff (chair); David Duff (chair trustees); Gwyneth Xagoraris (chair christian development); John Urbanek (trustee); Edward Bossence (trustee); Paul Millson (treasurer trustees); Geoffrey Harrison (chair ministry & personnel); Michael Clase (treasurer); George Mayhew (chair stewardship); Tim Webb (trustee); Elizabeth Cook (chair worship & faith forma); James Young (secretary); Catherine Clase (co-chair); Tabitha de Bruin (chair of revitalization).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Melrose United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107689598RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.