Redeemer Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 107879215RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($478,981) as filed with the CRA.
Redeemer Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $532K in revenue and $479K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 7% from government, 34% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $145K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $38K in 2024, the largest being $7,500 to Classis Ontario Southwest. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services; pastoral care; benevolent aid for the needy; religious ministries to members and others. Redeemer online church ministry providing weekly video messages and online pastoral care for viewers anywhere in the world.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $532K | $479K | $449K | — | $30K | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $481K | $504K | — | — | $44K | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $426K | $396K | — | — | $55K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $313K | $339K | — | — | $82K | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $358K | $334K | — | — | $82K | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $38K to 18 qualified donees:
- Classis Ontario Southwest$7,500
- Inn of the Good Shepherd$5,724
- World Renew$4,613
- Lambton Christian School Society$3,444
- Neighbourlink Sarnia$3,247
- The Christian Reformed Church in North America$1,714
- The Women's Interval Home of Sarnia and Lambton Inc.$1,514
- Living Hope Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia$1,436
- ST. Joseph's Hospice Resource Centre of Sarnia Lambton$1,371
- A Program for Youth$1,152
- First Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia$1,141
- Pioneers Canada$1,096
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$1,053
- Classis Ontario Southwest$606
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$552
- Karis Disability Services Foundation$541
- Lambton Right to Life$447
- Canadian Down Syndrome Society$437
Received $145K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$193K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harry Vanklaveren (chair); Fred Vanderheide (treasurer); Paul Benedictus (vice chair); Robert Tamming (chair of deacons).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Redeemer Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107879215RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.