The River International Church
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 108221268RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($316,574) as filed with the CRA.
The River International Church is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $288K in revenue and $317K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations, 5% from government.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $21K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Our church conducted weekly religious services on sundays and some week nights. Programming was also provided for all ages. Special evangelistic meetings and teaching seminars were also held throughout the year. Church staff and volunteers also visited the sick and shut ins.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $288K | $317K | $275K | — | $21K | -$8,891 |
| 2023 | $249K | $299K | $253K | — | $21K | -$922 |
| 2022 | $286K | $300K | $272K | — | $2,820 | $49K |
| 2021 | $299K | $306K | $281K | — | — | $63K |
| 2020 | $324K | $297K | $272K | $161 | $100 | $70K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $21K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$129K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jose Garcia (director); Anabela Garcia (director); Russell Irwin (chairman); Kojo Afari (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The River International Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108221268RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.