Metropolitan United Church
Charitable organization · London, Ontario · BN 119039600RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,467,873) as filed with the CRA.
Metropolitan United Church is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $499.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $89K in 2024, the largest being $40K to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Metropolitan united church is a local congregation involved in christian worship education outreach and fellowship.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $802K | — | $89K | $628K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $807K | — | — | $680K |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $2.3M | $770K | — | $105K | $626K |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $959K | $392K | — | $73K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $923K | $915K | $362K | — | $64K | $849K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $89K to 13 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$40K
- London Community Chaplaincy$18K
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$10K
- Indwell Community Homes$6,548
- London and Area Food Bank Inc$4,095
- Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada$2,500
- Mission Services of London$2,500
- Rayjon Share CARE of Sarnia Inc.$1,500
- Sleeping Children Around the World$1,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$755
- Ark Aid Street Mission Inc.$559
- London Community Foundation$500
- Heart-Links Lazos de Corazon$500
Received $499 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$511K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ruth Baker (official recording secretar); Joshua Downes (elder); Betsy Hamilton (co-chair ministry & personne); Ron Koudys (vice chair - board of elders); Carrie Laskey (co-chair ministry & personne); Christine Mackay (elder); Jason McHardie (elder); Carol Morgan (elder); David Spencer (chair board of elders); William Wright (elder); John David McMaster (senior minister supply); Tim Laskey (chair property committee); Kathy Chyc (treasurer); Mary Pierce (elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Metropolitan United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119039600RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.