South Niagara Life Ministries
Charitable organization · Fort Erie, Ontario · BN 840686000RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($308,942) as filed with the CRA.
South Niagara Life Ministries is a charitable organization based in Fort Erie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $326K in revenue and $309K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $87K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
South niagara lake ministries - offers free services to individuals youth teens young adults couples and families - helping people to resolve crisis/issues & problems by preaching rescuing & renewing lives - using biblical counselling community advocacy healing and empowering groups parenting training classes and courses mission - reaching rescuing and renewing lives vision - helping people resolve life crisis issues and problems
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $326K | $309K | $150K | $9,280 | — | $392K |
| 2023 | $298K | $286K | $272K | $7,146 | — | $375K |
| 2022 | $296K | $271K | $258K | $8,405 | — | $352K |
| 2021 | $262K | $235K | $231K | $1,518 | — | $301K |
| 2020 | $298K | $238K | $234K | $507 | — | $274K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $87K from 15 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Christian Benefit Shop of the Brethren in Christ Church Inc.$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$5,000
- Riverside Community Church$4,500
- Windmill Point Church of Christ (disciples)$3,144
- Main Street Baptist Church (niagara)$2,000
- Bertie Church$1,690
- Morgan's Point United Church$1,300
- Bethel Pentecostal Assembly$1,200
- LifeHouse Community Church$1,000
- Wainfleet Be In Christ Church$850
- Grace Church of the United Brethren in Christ$200
- St. John's Stevensville United Church$50
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
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$230K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martha Beroud (ministry director); Robert Kerr (president); Kathy Klune (member at large); Sandy Reugg (secretary); Darryl Stapleton (treasurer); Susan Mueller (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from South Niagara Life Ministries’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 840686000RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.