Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 813291341RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($575,982) as filed with the CRA.
Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $630K in revenue and $576K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations. In 2024, 5 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 6% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $46K in 2024, the largest being $40K to Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Eglise Mennonite de l'Est du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Weekly public services for worship and prayer; religious instruction and education for all ages; pastoral and compassionate care; providing food for needy individuals in the community; providing meeting space for non-profit groups; providing housing for low-income families or refugees; providing 'Dry Housing' to support individuals post addiction treatment; providing suppers weekly from Nov 1 to Apr 30 each Saturday for people in the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $630K | $576K | — | — | $46K | $843K |
| 2023 | $603K | $533K | — | — | $49K | $790K |
| 2022 | $553K | $547K | — | — | $92K | $742K |
| 2021 | $576K | $504K | — | — | $102K | $736K |
| 2020 | $608K | $542K | — | — | $103K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $46K to 5 qualified donees:
- Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Eglise Mennonite de l'Est du Canada$40K
- Pastors In Exile$3,000
- Compass Refugee Centre Inc.$1,500
- Shalom Counselling$1,000
- Silver Lake Mennonite Camp Inc.$333
Received $87K from 5 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$224K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pamela Albrecht (vice-chair); Gary Leis (treasurer); Ron Rempel (director); Patricia Manske (director); Steven Manske (secretary); Elena Mazal (director); Bonnie Murdoch (director); Pat Bingeman Pietrek (director); Alison Gingrich Regeher (chairperson); Victor Klassen (director); Brenda Davis (director); Dan Balzerson (director); Sara Deweerd (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813291341RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.