The Ministry to Seafarers of the Christian Reformed Church
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 129688396RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($227,516) as filed with the CRA.
The Ministry to Seafarers of the Christian Reformed Church is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $191K in revenue and $228K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 10% from government, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 45 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $186K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $5,725 in 2024, the largest being $5,125 to Mariners House of Montreal.
In its own words
Visiting ships in the port of montreal -transporting seafarers from ships to city locations and to the centre and back - host and assist seafarers at the centre and minister spiritually to them
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $191K | $228K | $184K | — | $5,725 | $992K |
| 2023 | $197K | $227K | $180K | — | $5,232 | $1M |
| 2022 | $220K | $222K | $189K | — | $5,825 | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $237K | $222K | $188K | — | $5,225 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $171K | $211K | $179K | — | $5,325 | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,725 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $186K from 45 charities:
- Classis Eastern Canada of the Christian Reformed Church in North America$35K
- Classis Eastern Canada of the Christian Reformed Church in North America$34K
- Classis Quinte of the Christian Reformed Church$33K
- CRCNA Classis Ministry Association of South-East British Columbia$31K
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,490
- Christian Stewardship Services$5,200
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,000
- The First Christian Reformed Church of Kemptville$3,191
- Mount Hope Community Christian Reformed Church$3,091
- Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church of Bowmanville$2,522
- Fragrance Foundation$2,000
- Willowdale Christian Reformed Church of Toronto$1,440
- Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church$1,358
- Christian Reformed Church of Wallaceburg$1,314
- Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church of Leduc$1,238
- Lindsay Christian Reformed Church$1,214
- Palmerston Christian Reformed Church$1,132
- Hope Fellowship Christian Reformed Church$1,125
- The Junction Christian Reformed Church of ST. Thomas$1,120
- Exeter Christian Reformed Church$1,086
- Maitland River Community Church$1,083
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,075
- Hope Christian Reformed Church of Port Perry$1,009
- Fondation de l'oeuvre accomplie$1,000
- Faith Christian Reformed Church$937
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$178K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ministry to Seafarers of the Christian Reformed Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129688396RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.