Melville Presbyterian Church
Charitable organization · Brussels, Ontario · BN 119037471RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($140,537) as filed with the CRA.
Melville Presbyterian Church is a charitable organization based in Brussels, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $103K in revenue and $141K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations, 10% from government.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $6,298 in 2024, the largest being $3,920 to The Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Ministering to a congregation of members and adherents; pastoral care to the community; supporting non-registered charities such as summer camp and thrift shop; supporting registered charities such as presbyterian world services and development and world vision; supporting and providing facilities for soup and more 2 which offers a free weekly lunch to all members of the community who may not be getting a nutritous meal and cannot afford to eat out.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $103K | $141K | — | — | $6,298 | $446K |
| 2023 | $81K | $161K | $127K | — | $9,713 | $483K |
| 2022 | $550K | $76K | $35K | — | $7,093 | $563K |
| 2021 | $84K | $95K | $47K | — | $3,383 | — |
| 2020 | $107K | $84K | $36K | — | $3,953 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,298 to 7 qualified donees:
- The Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada$3,920
- North Huron Community Foodshare$805
- World Vision Canada$588
- One Care Home and Community Services$480
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$350
- Rural Response to Healthy Children$100
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 218 Poppy Fund$55
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$18K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elaine Armstrong (member of session); Brian Armstrong (member of session); Margaret McInroy (clerk of session); Jeff Cardiff (trustee/member of session); Douglas McArter (chairman board of manager); William King (member of board & session); Mary Douma (member of session); Valerie Shortreed (trustee); Bill Aitchison (member of board); Peter Allison (board secretary church treasu); Roger McCardy (member of board); Leanne Armstrong (member of board); Betty Cardiff (member of baord); Peggy Aitchison (member of board).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Melville Presbyterian Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119037471RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.