Metropolitan United Church
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 129946588RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,155,735) as filed with the CRA.
Metropolitan United Church is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.9M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $235K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
Our ongoing programming includes: worship services throughout the week; music programs including choirs ensembles concerts and performances; visual and creative arts christian education and small-group ministries; outreach and community services programs offering counselling and a meal program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9M | $3.2M | $2.3M | $61K | — | $7.2M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $2.9M | $2.2M | $57K | — | $6.4M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $3M | $2.3M | $6,760 | — | $6.1M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $2.4M | $1.9M | $16K | — | $6.4M |
| 2020 | $3.1M | $2M | $1.5M | $2,977 | — | $5.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $235K from 12 charities:
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$110K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$100K
- Nancy's Very Own Foundation$9,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,015
- London Community Foundation$5,000
- Timothy Eaton Memorial Church$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,374
- Link Charity Canada Inc$1,000
- The United Church of Canada$1,000
- BenefAction Foundation$250
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$182
- Socks 4 Souls Canada Inc.$158
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Vera Taylor (member at large); Susan Girvan (chair of trustees); Tracy Pratt (chair of music committee); Linn Holness (chair of worship); Fran Parkin (member at large); Lisa Hems (chair of crative arts); Elspeth Bowler (treasurer); Kenneth Younie (past chair of board); Gunn Wongsuwan (chair of congregational); Joe Landon (m&p chair); Terry Kelly (chair of stewardship); Joseph Curry (chair of the board); Judy Phillips (secretary); Jennifer McDonald (chair of outreach); Melanie Gilbert (chair of m&p); Constance Dilley (shining waters rep).
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 129946588RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.