Symons Valley United Church
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 108058462RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($682,786) as filed with the CRA.
Symons Valley United Church is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $577K in revenue and $683K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $94K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $9,688 in 2024, the largest being $9,688 to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 20 names.
In its own words
Spiritual Guidance religious training education; general assistance to our local community congregation attendees;specific country and world wide support for humanitarian efforts through the Mission and Service Fund. We conduct weekly worship services; music programs for adult choir; weekly social activities for all age groups; Christina education via Sunday School classes adult bible/book study groups. Conduct baptisms faith confirmations weddings and funeral services; community outreach via support to local HIV hospice coordinate Good Food Box program to provide lower cost fresh p…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $577K | $683K | $557K | $5,871 | $9,688 | $731K |
| 2023 | $456K | $631K | $517K | $4,446 | $14K | $837K |
| 2022 | $437K | $612K | $510K | $2,488 | $12K | $1M |
| 2021 | $442K | $561K | $479K | — | $13K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $462K | $577K | $494K | $780 | $12K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,688 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $94K 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$373K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wayne Carmichael (trustee); Vicki McPhee (minister); Scot Middleton (trustee); Gerald VanKeeken (trustee); Janet Stein (board chair); David Williams (trustee); Heather Hanson (director); Michelle Middleton (past treasurer); Gordon Rowland (director); Janet Rowland (trustee); DAvid Ward (director); Colleen Marchant (trustee); Katelynd DeBoer (recording secretary); Kay Dunn (director); Leanne Joneson (director); Hillary VanSpronsen (minister); Ina Folkmann (director); Catherine Fisher (treasurer); Alyse Pearce (director); Cheryl VanKeeken (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Symons Valley United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108058462RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.