The Summit
Charitable organization · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · BN 834289746RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($513,305) as filed with the CRA.
The Summit is a charitable organization based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $516K in revenue and $513K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $89K in 2024, the largest being $41K to Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $852K in 2020 to $516K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services. We provide weekly events/worship/small group studies for students. We provide ministry for children weekly and occasionally for pre-teens. We provide pastoral care. We provide ongoing studies for men women couples new christmas. We donate funds to denomination headquarters for overseas and national missions work and national new church plants. We organize a week long summer camp for youth. We livestream online worship services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $516K | $513K | $421K | $0 | $89K | $814K |
| 2023 | $380K | $491K | $392K | $0 | $96K | $798K |
| 2022 | $440K | $516K | $442K | — | $71K | $893K |
| 2021 | $653K | $466K | $415K | — | $39K | $964K |
| 2020 | $852K | $448K | $390K | — | $57K | $718K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $89K to 19 qualified donees:
- Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$41K
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada$10K
- The Well Ministries$4,400
- Global Shore Opportunities$3,777
- Sault Ste. Marie Helping Hands$3,200
- Pauline's Place Non-Profit Homes Inc.$3,100
- Calvary Gospel Church$3,000
- The Pregnancy Centre$3,000
- Eleviva$2,400
- International Messengers Canada Society$2,200
- Women in Crisis (algoma) Inc$2,000
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$2,000
- Ken Brown Recovery Home Foundation$1,600
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$1,500
- Master's College and Seminary$1,500
- Greater Europe Mission$1,400
- Forward Faith Church$1,200
- Every Day Ministries Canada$500
- Erdo$492
Received $10K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$240K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Nelson (lead minister / director); Tammy Konieczny (secretary/ council member); Luke Emiry (council member); Heath Bishop (finance committee chair); Douglas Lyons (treasurer/council member); Aurele Gingras (council member); Heather Mhlanga (council member); Nathan Smith (council member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Summit’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 834289746RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.