Spotlight Church
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 823311501RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($295,061) as filed with the CRA.
Spotlight Church is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $293K in revenue and $295K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,667.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $2,400 in 2024, the largest being $2,400 to Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $189K in 2020 to $293K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Provides weekly worship services specialized counseling for multiple issues and for all ages responds with pastoral care at local hospitals & homes for the aged organizes weekly children's programmng provides training for parenting & marriages & finances raises support for food banks & clothing requests special community event financially sponsors free public events in the community weekly bible studies support community businesses through rental opportunities & cooperate with municipal leaders in whatever way is needed. Spotlight church is an active participant in the community at la…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $293K | $295K | $249K | — | $2,400 | $0 |
| 2023 | $194K | $186K | $179K | — | $2,400 | $28K |
| 2022 | $177K | $176K | $81K | — | $4,901 | $959K |
| 2021 | $129K | $129K | $60K | — | $300 | $839K |
| 2020 | $189K | $180K | $91K | — | — | $626K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,400 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $4,667 from 2 charities:
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$85K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Parker (president); Helen Parker (treasurer); Marlene Arnold (secretary); Gary Paquette (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Spotlight Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 823311501RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.