Open Arms
Charitable organization · Tillsonburg, Ontario · BN 119264778RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($26,112) as filed with the CRA.
Open Arms is a charitable organization based in Tillsonburg, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $47K in revenue and $26K in expenditures.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $2,480 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Tearfund Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $97K in 2020 to $47K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services weekly prayer meeting weekly bible study partnering with the local food bank to provide for those in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47K | $26K | $24K | — | $2,480 | $321K |
| 2023 | $61K | $72K | $68K | — | $4,230 | $600K |
| 2022 | $92K | $84K | $77K | — | $7,885 | $531K |
| 2021 | $122K | $99K | — | — | $7,460 | $483K |
| 2020 | $97K | $89K | $85K | — | $4,180 | $452K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,480 to 3 qualified donees:
- Tearfund Canada$1,000
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$1,000
- International Childcare$480
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$42K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Kelly (chairman & treasurer); Dori Ashton (secretary); David Ashton (at large); Barbara Bauer (at large); Betty Kelly (at large); Barbara Wilson (at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Open Arms’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119264778RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.