Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Lethbridge
Charitable organization · Lethbridge County, Alberta · BN 119053668RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,738,095) as filed with the CRA.
Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Lethbridge is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge County, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from donations, 7% from government, 27% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $25K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $483K in 2024, the largest being $273K to Netherlands Reformed Congregations of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Hold worship services weekly give pastoral care provide education programs for children and adults various religious activities including missionary work evangelism social outreach opportunities for fellowship among members donations to the bethesda care home and other religious organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.7M | $1.9M | — | $483K | $6.8M |
| 2023 | $2M | $2.2M | $1.7M | — | $257K | $7.2M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $958K | $489K | — | $308K | $7.4M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $780K | $415K | — | $261K | $6.9M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $739K | $438K | — | $194K | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $483K to 14 qualified donees:
- Netherlands Reformed Congregations of Canada$273K
- North American General Mission$89K
- Lethbridge Soup Kitchen$30K
- Neriah Christian School Society of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation$26K
- Calvin Christian School Society of the Netherlands Reformed Congregations$15K
- Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge$15K
- Trinitarian Bible Society (canada)$11K
- Coaldale Community Food Bank Society$6,540
- Lethbridge Pregnancy Care Centre$5,000
- The Canadian Lord's Day Association$5,000
- Taber Food Bank Society$3,270
- Lethbridge & District Pro-Life Association$3,000
- Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Picture Butte$500
- Ezra for Israel$250
Received $25K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$804K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barend Van Maanen (treasurer/deacon); William Grisnich (vice-president/elder); Peter Kleijer (pastor/president); Henry Bakker (deacon); Derk Vossebelt (deacon); Roy Vandenbrink (clerk/elder); Ed Vandenberg (deacon); Dick Van Harberden (deacon); Alex Vandebruinhorst (deacon); Simon Erkelens (elder); Gerard Klok (elder); Gerard Groenendijk (elder); Jacob Roozendaal (deacon); Byran Vandenberg (elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Lethbridge’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119053668RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.