Riverside United Church
Charitable organization · London, Ontario · BN 119120897RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($570,696) as filed with the CRA.
Riverside United Church is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $481K in revenue and $571K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $5,395 in 2024, the largest being $1,700 to ST Paul's Social Services. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
The charity operates on behalf of the congregation of riverside united church for the purpose of ministering to the local community and else where as needed. The charity conducts weekly church services including sunday school and various midweek programs such as bible studies counselling youth groups.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $481K | $571K | $468K | $22K | $5,395 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $489K | $543K | $394K | $22K | $10K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $450K | $549K | $421K | — | $5,915 | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $580K | $758K | $649K | — | $4,225 | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $491K | $609K | $498K | — | $4,000 | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,395 to 5 qualified donees:
- ST Paul's Social Services$1,700
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$1,295
- Kee - Mo - Kee Campsite of the United Church of Canada$1,000
- Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction & Mental Health Services$800
- Youth Opportunities Unlimited$600
Received $13K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$260K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandy Corner (chair worship); Donna Smith (chair m + p); Jan Barnwell (council secretary); Ed Lipskey (chair w + h); Stella Finkbeiner (treasurer trustees); Ken Forbes (trustee); Susan O'Hara (chair council); Cheryl Partington (ucw representative); Jeanette Morgan (co-chair property); John Welbourn (co-chair property); Ken Fraser (trustee); Christina Paradela (minister); Connie Zolotar (chair outreach); Susan Anderson (past chair council); Susan Allen (vice chair council); Joanne Gunn (chair finance); Paul Fennell (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Riverside United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119120897RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.