Streetlight Ministries
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 853549087RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($711,914) as filed with the CRA.
Streetlight Ministries is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $715K in revenue and $712K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 42% from other charities. In 2024, 22 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $240K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $423K in 2020 to $715K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services. Provide ministries for adults youth and children on a weekly basis. Provide pastoral care. Run a summer vacation bible school program. Provide assistance to members of the congregation to pay for private Christian education. Provide financial assistance to those in need. Donate funds to other registered charities in Canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $715K | $712K | $683K | — | — | $161K |
| 2023 | $600K | $654K | $639K | $0 | $0 | $158K |
| 2022 | $478K | $475K | $458K | — | — | $211K |
| 2021 | $379K | $458K | $428K | $11K | — | $208K |
| 2020 | $423K | $422K | $406K | $247 | $1,800 | $287K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $240K from 22 charities:
- The Canadian Reformed Church of Burlington South$33K
- Cornerstone Canadian Reformed Church$28K
- Blessings Christian Church$25K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Ancaster$20K
- Rehoboth United Reformed Church of Hamilton$19K
- Providence Canadian Reformed Church$17K
- Glanbrook Canadian Reformed Church$16K
- Trinity United Reformed Church of St. Catharines$13K
- Immanuel United Reformed Church of Jordan$12K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Burlington West$10K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Elora$9,152
- Zion United Reformed Church of Sheffield$7,380
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,747
- Christian Stewardship Services$5,500
- Grace Reformed Church$4,912
- Mercy Christian Church$3,280
- Canadian Reformed Church of Houston$2,222
- Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church at Burlington$2,179
- Living Word Canadian Reformed Church$2,000
- Canadian Reformed Church of London$1,877
- Canadian Reformed Church at Guelph$1,500
- Canadian Reformed School Society of Smithville and Surrounding District Incorporated$750
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$391K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sharon Hofsink (recording secretary); Gerhard Visscher (vice chairman); Ralph Frebold (treasurer); Tom Zietsma; Andrew Ostermeier (member); Mike Visser (member); Rick Ludwig (chairman); Dave Heikamp (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Streetlight Ministries’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 853549087RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.