ST Paul's Congregational Church (chatham Ontario)
Charitable organization · Chatham, Ontario · BN 127773711RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($374,932) as filed with the CRA.
ST Paul's Congregational Church (chatham Ontario) is a charitable organization based in Chatham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $420K in revenue and $375K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $120K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 75% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $28K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Loads of Love Humanitarian Aid & Mission Society. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $644K in 2020 to $420K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The church congregation gathers weekly to worship god. The church also: operates a church office; maintains a facility using volunteers to perform custodial work lawn care etc; provide christian education for all ages: sunday programs (praise patch - preschoolers unlocked - jk-grade 6 transit grade 7-12); provides weekly youth programs (connect - grades 3-6 soul out - grades 7-12); adult bible studies (home church); provides pastoral care forthose who are sick bereaved or in crisis; and assists the poor in chatham-kent and beyond.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $420K | $375K | $313K | $846 | $28K | $5.5M |
| 2023 | $327K | $364K | $306K | — | $22K | $5.4M |
| 2022 | $262K | $370K | $320K | — | $23K | $5.4M |
| 2021 | $365K | $283K | $235K | — | $22K | $5.6M |
| 2020 | $644K | $365K | $356K | — | $32K | $5.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $28K to 6 qualified donees:
Received $120K from 2 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$162K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Doug Dodman (chair); Ken Nydam (treasurer); Dan Parker (secretary); Nathan Webster (vice chair); Jamie Tiffin (director); Mike Kubinec (director); Harry Arneill (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Paul's Congregational Church (chatham Ontario)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127773711RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.