River of Life
Charitable organization · Newmarket, Ontario · BN 853047157RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($123,459) as filed with the CRA.
River of Life is a charitable organization based in Newmarket, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $151K in revenue and $123K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $8,525 to United Pentecostal Church (ontario District). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
River Of Life Operates as a Religious Organization. We hold weekly Sunday Worship Services Youth Classes Children's Classes and weekly Wed Evening Bible Studies. Throughout the year we have men's ladies children's events. As a church we have partnered with other local charities to help our community. We are involved in personal counselling and teaching personal bible studies.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $151K | $123K | $97K | — | $16K | $164K |
| 2023 | $144K | $118K | $108K | — | $9,428 | $160K |
| 2022 | $125K | $143K | $125K | — | $12K | $176K |
| 2021 | $161K | $110K | $105K | — | $8,810 | $188K |
| 2020 | $141K | $98K | $90K | — | $5,340 | $131K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 5 qualified donees:
- United Pentecostal Church (ontario District)$8,525
- Home Missionary Department - United Pentecostal Church (ontario District)$3,000
- United Pentecostal Church (ontario District)$2,100
- Pentecostal Conquerors Department of United Pentecostal Church (ontario District)$2,040
- United Pentecostal Church (ontario District)$350
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$4.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Calvin Church (director); Doril Green (trustee); Arnold Maclauchlan (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from River of Life’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 853047157RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.