The Christian Reformed Church in North America
Charitable organization · Burlington, Ontario · BN 856901285RR0002 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($15,970,376) as filed with the CRA.
The Christian Reformed Church in North America is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $16.3M in revenue and $16M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 63% from other charities. In 2024, 153 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.1M.
Compared with 158 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 $120,000–159,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 49 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $2.1M in 2024, the largest being $929K to World Renew. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The christian reformed church in north america (crcna) is the denominational head office of the christian reformed church in canada and the umbrella organization for the various ministries of the christian reformed church. There are approximately 250 christian reformed church congregations across canada. Activities include support of existing churches and indigenous ministry centres in winnipeg regina and edmonton and international evangelism and discipleship ministries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.3M | $16M | $13M | $362K | $2.1M | $8.6M |
| 2023 | $14.5M | $14.2M | $9.9M | $794K | $2.2M | $7.9M |
| 2022 | $12.7M | $13M | $8.3M | $757K | $2.6M | $7.5M |
| 2021 | $14.4M | $12.2M | $7.5M | $702K | $2.9M | $7.8M |
| 2020 | $13.6M | $12.5M | $8.6M | $924K | $2M | $5.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.1M to 8 qualified donees:
- World Renew$929K
- Calvin Thrological Seminary$902K
- The Christian Reformed Church in North America$102K
- Calvin University$83K
- Diaconal Ministries Canada$37K
- Dynamic Youth Ministries$12K
- Redeemer University$9,559
- Friendship Ministries Canada$4,375
Received $3.1M from 153 charities:
- The First Christian Reformed Church of Kitchener Inc.$182K
- The Leder Charitable Foundation$165K
- Christian Stewardship Services$118K
- Mountainview Christian Reformed Church of Grimsby$109K
- The Christian Reformed Church in North America$102K
- Fellowship Christian Reformed Church of Brighton$98K
- Smithers Christian Reformed Church$85K
- Christian Reformed Church of Aylmer$80K
- Victoria Christian Reformed Church$71K
- Frankford Christian Reformed Church$66K
- Cornerstone Christian Reformed Church of Chilliwack$65K
- Covenant Christian Reformed Church of ST. Catharines$65K
- Emmanuel Christian Reformed Church of Calgary$62K
- New Life Christian Reformed Church$62K
- Palmerston Christian Reformed Church$61K
- Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Edmonton$59K
- Bethany Christian Reformed Church in Fenwick$58K
- Christian Reformed Church of Williamsburg$55K
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Lethbridge$54K
- First Christian Reformed Church of Rocky Mountain House$52K
- Gateway Community Christian Reformed Church$50K
- Inglewood Christian Reformed Church$49K
- Covenant Christian Reformed Church of Barrie$48K
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Bowmanville$46K
- Tillsonburg Christian Reformed Church$45K
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 positions49
- Total compensation, all staff$5.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amy Nydam (director); Debbie Karambowich (director); Hyung-Jun Kim (director); Andre Vanryk (director); William Koopmans (director); Ron Van Auken (director); Michael Irshad (director); Philip Apoll (director); Henry Eygenraam (director vice president); Greta Luimes (director treasurer); Melissa Vandyk (director); Janet Devries (director); Peter Meerveld (director); Roberta Vriesema (director secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Christian Reformed Church in North America’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856901285RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.