Peninsula United Church
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 118879287RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($644,703) as filed with the CRA.
Peninsula United Church is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $584K in revenue and $645K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $75K in 2024, the largest being $65K to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
1. Provide weekly in person worship services which are livestreamed then added to our YouTube channel. 2. Offer various weekly in person and zoom coffee hours drop-ins and gatherings for fellowship and keeping connected. Please visit our website for details. 3. Provide pastoral care. Provision of Celebration of Life and Wedding services. 4. Offer Christian education and bible study and book study opportunities in person and on-line. 5. Sunday school for younger children. 6. Provide financial support to the United Church Mission and Service fund local foodbank. 7. Maintain ongoing re…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $584K | $645K | $463K | — | $75K | $7M |
| 2023 | $565K | $779K | $513K | — | $73K | $6.9M |
| 2022 | $528K | $639K | $451K | — | $74K | $7.1M |
| 2021 | $635K | $644K | $472K | — | $84K | $7.4M |
| 2020 | $667K | $626K | $484K | — | $77K | $7.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $75K to 10 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$65K
- Cloverdale Pastoral Charge$4,000
- Sidebyside Children's Village Society$1,104
- Sources Community Resources Society$1,050
- Atira Women's Resource Society$954
- Vancouver School of Theology$750
- Naramata Centre Society$750
- Backpack Buddies$500
- The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver$100
- The United Church of Canada$100
Received $15K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$254K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Valerie Austring (member at large); Sharon Birney (treasurer); Jean Macdonald (past chair); Jim Sheppard (trustee); Barbara Gregg (trustee); Christina Wyllie (trustee); Elizabeth Henderson (secretary); Winnifred Kowalewich (trustee); Lynn Onions (member at large); Claudia Semaniuk (council member); Elizabeth-Ann Winkler (chair); Michael Mysak (member at large); Gregory Glatz (minister).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Peninsula United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118879287RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.