The Central Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada
Publicly funded institution · Burlington, Ontario · BN 139138861RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($17,590,272) as filed with the CRA.
The Central Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $17.8M in revenue and $17.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 24 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $336K.
Compared with 29 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 96 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $209K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Latin America Mission (canada) Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operating a 128 Bed Long Term Care Home (Cama Woodlands) and a District Ministry Centre supporting 70+ churches in the Central Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in the province of Ontario - offers church oversight church development guidance leader development (including licensing and ordination) missionary support support for emerging new venture churches and church planting.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.8M | $17.6M | $16.1M | $12K | $209K | $8.5M |
| 2023 | $15.3M | $16.2M | $14.7M | $10K | $287K | $8.3M |
| 2022 | $16M | $14.6M | $13M | $7,866 | $237K | $9.2M |
| 2021 | $16.7M | $13.7M | $12.1M | $7,181 | $428K | $7.8M |
| 2020 | $11.9M | $12.7M | $11.4M | $11K | $214K | $4.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $209K to 17 qualified donees:
- Latin America Mission (canada) Inc.$25K
- Paramount Drive Alliance Church$23K
- The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada/ l'Alliance Chretienne et Missionnaire au Canada$22K
- Three Crosses Trails Ministry$19K
- West London Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$18K
- Redwood Park Church$16K
- Southside Community Church$13K
- Heritage Park Alliance Church$12K
- Hamilton Grace Mandarin Alliance Church$11K
- Northwind Family Ministries$11K
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$9,442
- The Association of Vietnamese Alliance Churches in Canada (avac)$9,425
- Gateway Church of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$6,602
- Owen Sound Alliance Church$5,341
- LifeHouse Community Church$4,750
- Alliance chrétienne et missionnaire au Québec/Christian and Missionary Alliance in Québec$2,700
- The Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association$800
Received $336K from 24 charities:
- Burlington Community Foundation$86K
- Canadahelps Canadon$49K
- Canadahelps Canadon$49K
- Mississauga Chinese Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$32K
- Mississauga Carmel Mandarin Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$20K
- West London Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$18K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$16K
- Windsor Chinese Alliance Church$14K
- The Alliance Church-Midland$14K
- Heritage Park Alliance Church$10K
- Abundance Canada$6,000
- The Gate Alliance Church$4,857
- The Oakville Creekside Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary$3,596
- Windsor Vietnamese Alliance Church$2,985
- The Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association$2,636
- Disciples of Christ Fellowship of Christian and Missionary Alliance$2,400
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,693
- London Mandarin Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$1,000
- The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada/ l'Alliance Chretienne et Missionnaire au Canada$1,000
- Gateway Community Church$600
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$500
- Iona Christian Fellowship Church$490
- Crossing Community Church of the Christian and Missionary A lliance in Canada$150
- Socks 4 Souls Canada Inc.$98
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions96
- Total compensation, all staff$13.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Mah (director); Daniel Martin (treasurer); Brian O'Gorman (secretary); Jeffrey Roy (director); Jude St. John (vice chair); Shane Gould (chair); Hien Chu (director); Helen Siren (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Central Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139138861RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.