Salem United Reformed Church
Charitable organization · Bowmanville, Ontario · BN 119249043RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($450,366) as filed with the CRA.
Salem United Reformed Church is a charitable organization based in Bowmanville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $417K in revenue and $450K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $85K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $195K in 2024, the largest being $128K to True Salaam : Word of Life Ministry. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. We hold worship services twice each sunday. 2. We run a weekly sunday school program from september through april for children. 3. A youth ministry is ongoing (ages 13-20) on a bi-weekly basis from september through april. 4. A ladies ministry meets monthly for spiritual growth and encouragement. 5. We hold regular outreach services at the local nursing homes and hospital. 6. We donate funds to other charitable organizations for global missionary outreach. 7. We provide pastoral care both to our members and to those outside of the church when the need is recognized.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $417K | $450K | $237K | — | $195K | $761K |
| 2023 | $435K | $360K | $294K | — | $48K | $670K |
| 2022 | $425K | $383K | $320K | — | $49K | $466K |
| 2021 | $351K | $347K | $279K | — | $37K | $410K |
| 2020 | $327K | $282K | $219K | — | $42K | $390K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $195K to 12 qualified donees:
- True Salaam : Word of Life Ministry$128K
- Christian Mission Schools of Canada$12K
- Covenant Christian Church Mission Outreach (hope Centre)$9,861
- Cornerstone United Reformed Church$9,213
- The MID-America Reformed Seminary Foundation$7,191
- Pregnancy Help Centre of Durham$6,560
- Redemption Prison Ministry$5,340
- Word & Deed Ministries Canada Inc.$5,033
- Eglise Reformee de la Rive-Sud$4,887
- United Reformed Missions Association$3,266
- Reformed Faith and Life-Canada$2,205
- Action International Ministries Corporation$1,226
Received $85K from 13 charities:
- Living Water Reformed Church$19K
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,937
- Christian Stewardship Services$8,760
- Immanuel United Reformed Church of Jordan$8,499
- Zion United Reformed Church of Sheffield$7,649
- Covenant Reformed Church of Toronto$6,326
- Trinity Reformed Church of Lethbridge$5,407
- Bethel United Reformed Church of Woodstock$5,000
- Adoration United Reformed Church$4,503
- Redeemer United Reformed Church$3,517
- Redeeming Grace Reformed Church$3,135
- Grace Reformed Church$3,061
- Bethel United Reformed Church$469
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$119K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Lawton (director/elder/chair); Janice Monster (treasurer); William Vogel (director/elder/vice-all); Tim Vogel (director/elder/clerk); Willem Vogel (director/elder); Henry Zekveld (director/elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Salem United Reformed Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119249043RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.