The Interchurch Refugee Group
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 891210148RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($16,027) as filed with the CRA.
The Interchurch Refugee Group is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $13K in revenue and $16K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from donations, 52% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5,672 in 2020 to $13K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 20 names.
In its own words
Private sponsorship of government-approved refugees from outside Canada providing financial support and settlement assistance during their sponsorship period.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13K | $16K | $16K | — | $0 | $15K |
| 2023 | $37K | $34K | $34K | — | $0 | $7,964 |
| 2022 | $11K | $956 | $955 | — | $0 | $40K |
| 2021 | $18K | $83 | $0 | — | $0 | $31K |
| 2020 | $5,672 | $25K | $24K | — | — | $8,690 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $21K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sara Washburn (treasurer); Janet Nield (chair); Margaret Richardson (past chair); Glen Stoudt (secretary); Edmund Brainerd (director - church rep); Alice Alexander (director - church rep); Annette Loebach Bater (committee member); Jodi Sabourin (director - church rep); Evelynne (Lynne) Currie (director - church rep); Pamela Graydon (director - church rep); Lynn Stoudt (committee member); Rick Verwey (director - church rep); Michael (Mike) Benedict (committee member); Nicole Davey (committee member); Janice (Jan) Killen (committee member); Linda McCourt (committee member); Charles De Grasse (committee member); Deborah (Debbie) De Grasse (committee member); Charlotte Patton (committee member); Amanda-Lyn Smith-Kennedy (committee member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Interchurch Refugee Group’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891210148RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.