The Free Methodist Church in Canada
Charitable organization · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 107406316RR0011 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,667,171) as filed with the CRA.
The Free Methodist Church in Canada is a charitable organization based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.5M in revenue and $4.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 51 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.4M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (9 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 20 qualified donees totalling $452K in 2024, the largest being $215K to The Free Methodist Foundation in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
We provide administrative and support services leadership development and training programs for our individual local churches across Canada. We plant new churches and redevelop existing congregations in Canada. We fund students for ministry training. We participate in foreign mission programs. We operate a compassion ministry sponsoring children in several foreign countries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.5M | $4.7M | $3M | $0 | $452K | $8.3M |
| 2023 | $4.3M | $3.9M | $2.5M | $0 | $400K | $7.5M |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $3.8M | $2.5M | $0 | $289K | $7.1M |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $3.5M | $2.3M | $0 | $305K | $7.1M |
| 2020 | $3.9M | $6.4M | $3.8M | $0 | $1.8M | $6.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $452K to 20 qualified donees:
- The Free Methodist Foundation in Canada$215K
- The Tyndale Foundation$98K
- Free Methodist Church of Quebec$37K
- Canadian Mission to Unreached Peoples Society$15K
- Rice Road Community Church$15K
- Pineridge House Community Church-A congregation of the Free Methodist Church in Canada$14K
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$10K
- Église de Dieu du bon berger$10K
- West Springs Free Methodist Church$6,400
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$6,000
- Wesley Chapel Free Methodist Church$5,600
- Rustle Free Methodist Church$4,000
- Arlington Woods Free Methodist Church$3,200
- The FMCC Bishop's Foundation$3,000
- Tearfund Canada$2,461
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$2,000
- Una Church$1,600
- Trulls Road Free Methodist Church$1,400
- Dunnville Free Methodist Church$1,200
- Barrie Free Methodist Church$1,000
Received $2.4M from 51 charities:
- Bramalea Free Methodist Church$1.1M
- The Free Methodist Foundation in Canada$806K
- Barrie Free Methodist Church$58K
- Smiths Falls Free Methodist Church$36K
- Northview Community Church-Free Methodist Church in Canada$29K
- Peterborough Free Methodist Church$23K
- Kingston-West Free Methodist Church$20K
- Rice Road Community Church$20K
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$18K
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$18K
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$17K
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$15K
- Pineridge House Community Church-A congregation of the Free Methodist Church in Canada$15K
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$15K
- Athens Free Methodist Church$13K
- Caistor Centre Free Methodist Church$12K
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$12K
- Picton Free Methodist Church$11K
- Richmond Hill Free Methodist Church$10K
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$10K
- O'Connor Free Methodist Church$9,640
- Through the Roof Ministry Centre$9,530
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$9,500
- Grapeview Free Methodist Church$9,000
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$8,115
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9999 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Braun (treasurer); David Kreutzweiser (chair); Jonathan Grant (director); Daniel Graham (director); Cherith Alexander (director); Jennifer Wagar (director); Abena Armah (director); Sabrina D'Rozario (vice chair); Barry Taylor (director); Etienne Ndagijimana (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Free Methodist Church in Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107406316RR0011), or read how we compute the receipt.