River City Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Sarnia
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 132585613RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,200,558) as filed with the CRA.
River City Vineyard Christian Fellowship 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 $1M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations, 14% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $170K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band).
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $6,360 in 2024, the largest being $3,600 to Nieghbourlink. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Sunday worship services homeless shelter housing program food bank free store shower program laundry facilities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | $6,360 | $482K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1M | $559K | — | — | $932K |
| 2022 | $876K | $1M | $744K | — | — | $488K |
| 2021 | $990K | $1.2M | — | — | — | $740K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $751K | $718K | — | — | $977K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,360 to 3 qualified donees:
- Nieghbourlink$3,600
- Winnipeg Vineyard$2,400
- Acwam$360
Received $170K from 20 charities:
- United Way of Sarnia-Lambton$41K
- The Gordon Foundation$25K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$24K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$15K
- Huron Baptist Church (Sarnia)$14K
- Canadahelps Canadon$13K
- Christian Stewardship Services$9,999
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,742
- Temple Baptist Church Sarnia$5,500
- Hashtag Charitable Foundation$4,639
- Redeemer Lutheran Church$3,250
- Bethel Pentecostal Church of Sarnia$1,884
- ST. Andrew's Presbyterian Church$1,425
- United Way of Sarnia-Lambton$1,025
- ST Paul's Anglican Church$1,000
- Sarnia Missionary Church$615
- Dunlop Central United Church$500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$400
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$205
- ST Giles Presbyterian Church$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,99915 positions
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$442K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Selene Taylor (treasurer); Debbie Esser (board member); Taylor Ronald (board member); George Esser (president); Janet Esser (board member); Audrey Kelway (board member); Robert Rogers (board member); Michelle Rogers (board member); Renee Card (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from River City Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Sarnia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132585613RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.