Refiner's House of Prayer
Publicly funded institution · North York, Ontario · BN 825705908RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($760,134) as filed with the CRA.
Refiner's House of Prayer is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $772K in revenue and $760K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $122K in 2020 to $772K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Conduct as well as meet on: sundays 10.30am to 1.30pm for christian teaching and preaching wednesdays 7.00pm to 9.00pm for bible classes fridays 9.00pm to 11.30pm for prayers and teaching 2. Conduct christian conventions conferences seminars every quarter of the year for the purpose of promoting evangelism and spiritual growth. 3. Bi-weekly meetings to assist ladies in assimilating into ministry 4. Special services for christian celebrations such as easter & christmas 5. Organize men and women's retreats to support spiritual in the congregation 6. Provide pastoral services for…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $772K | $760K | — | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $760K | $592K | $578K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $173K | $178K | $175K | — | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $126K | $158K | $153K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $122K | — | — | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9999 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$331K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Emmanuel Dontoh (resident/pastor/executive dir); Bernice Brenya (treasurer); Bosco Desouza (programs director); Doris Peprah (women's leader); Frema Domfeh (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Refiner's House of Prayer’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825705908RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.