Ontario Circuit 4B of Jehovah's Witnesses
Charitable organization · Welland, Ontario · BN 759005689RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,032) as filed with the CRA.
Ontario Circuit 4B of Jehovah's Witnesses is a charitable organization based in Welland, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, it reported $51K in revenue and $62K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from other charities. In 2023, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $35K.
Compared with 14,056 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $39K in 2023, the largest being $39K to Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $51K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To assist the local unincorporated association of jehovah's witnesses in carrying out their religious objective of preaching the good news of god's kingdom and promoting public religious worship designed to uplift jehovah's witnesses and any who attend their public meetings by means of moral and spiritual instruction based on god's word the bible.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $51K | $62K | $23K | — | $39K | — |
| 2022 | $46K | $50K | $32K | — | $18K | $11K |
| 2021 | $13K | $784 | $755 | — | — | $14K |
| 2020 | $15K | $15K | $13K | — | $1,445 | $2,399 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $39K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $35K from 11 charities:
- Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada$14K
- Riverside Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Welland Ontario$2,310
- Westlane Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Niagara Falls Ontario$2,265
- Merritt Park Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Welland Ontario$2,250
- Jordan Harbour Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses St Catharines Ontario$2,205
- Smithville Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Smithville Ontario$2,175
- Port Colborne Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Port Colborne Ontario$2,100
- Greenhill Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Hamilton Ontario$2,100
- Fonthill Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Welland Ontario$1,935
- Queenston Heights Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Niagara Falls Ontario$1,800
- Dunnville Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Dunnville Ontario$1,455
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Anthony Bignell (assembly overseer); Lawrence Koschuk (assistant assembly overseer); Chris Barrett (accounts servant).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ontario Circuit 4B of Jehovah's Witnesses’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 759005689RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.