Sommerfeld Mennonite Church Of Manitoba
Charitable organization · Winkler, Manitoba · BN 842894057RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,927,232) as filed with the CRA.
Sommerfeld Mennonite Church Of Manitoba is a charitable organization based in Winkler, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 53 qualified donees totalling $214K in 2023, the largest being $22K to The Gospel Message. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 36 names.
In its own words
Weekly church services sunday school & youth nights with instruction in christian teachings & conduct visitations to the sick & elderly counselling in marriage spiritual & emotional problems helping the needy by providing food shelter & clothing.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.9M | $1.7M | $22K | $155K | $2M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $13K | $228K | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.5M | $3,684 | $243K | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1,281 | $194K | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $2M | $1.7M | $37K | $231K | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $214K to 53 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Gospel Message$22K
- Valley Mennonite Academy Inc.$20K
- Christian Aid Ministries of Waterloo$14K
- Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference of Canada$13K
- Faith Mission (friedensbote) Inc$11K
- Austin Christian Academy Inc.$10K
- Union Gospel Mission$9,020
- The Great Commission Foundation$7,600
- Teen Challenge of Central Canada Inc.$7,150
- Village Missions of Canada$7,000
- Worldserve Ministries Inc.$6,500
- Northern Youth Programs Incorporated$6,000
- Gospel Echoes Team Association Canada West$5,500
- Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation Inc.$5,300
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$4,887
- World Vision Canada$4,082
- Fair Haven Amish Mennonite Church$4,000
- Hope and Healing International$3,141
- Children Believe Fund$3,054
- Valley View Bible Camp and Retreat Centre$3,000
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$3,000
- Rock Solid Refuge Inc.$3,000
- Multi-nation Missions Foundation$3,000
- Mennonite Disaster Service Canada Inc.$3,000
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$159K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Klassen (director); John Elias (director); Abe Heppner (director); Arthur Wiebe (director); Jacob Heide (director); Abe Fehr (director); Jake Froese (director); Cornie Sawatzky (director); Peter Berg (director); John Shroeder (director); Larry Kehler (director); Brian Penner (director); Jeff Hildebrand (director); Abe Elias (director/trustee); Ken Funk (director/chair); John Wiebe (director); Dan Reimer (director); Martin Unrau (director); Terry Toews (director); Henry Reimer (director); Jim Sawatzky (director); Ronald Gerbrandt (director); Jacob Penner (director); Peter Friesen (director); Herb Unrau (director); Dick Giesbrecht (director); Jonathan Friesen (director/trustee); Robert Hiebert (director); Brian Penner (director/trustee); Jake Bueckert (director); Lorin Elias (director); Dick Reimer (director); Lincoln Friesen (director); Peter Wall (director); Henry Bartsch (director); James Stoesz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sommerfeld Mennonite Church Of Manitoba’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 842894057RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.