The United Church of Canada
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 118818517RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,278,081) as filed with the CRA.
The United Church of Canada is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $17.2M in revenue and $7.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9.9M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 40 qualified donees totalling $1.3M in 2024, the largest being $270K to British Columbia Community Renewal Society of the United Church of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9.2M in 2020 to $17.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The Regional Council provides advisory fiscal and personnel support to congregations related ministries clergy and lay members of The United Church of Canada in the province of BC Whitehorse and Banff. These support services include overseeing personnel transitions providing grants for a wide variety of ministries giving leadership in property transactions holding training and educational events and providing advice and consultation services in places of congregational life and change.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.2M | $7.3M | $5.4M | — | $1.3M | $52.7M |
| 2023 | $10.4M | $9.4M | $5.5M | — | $3.3M | $44.8M |
| 2022 | $431K | $10.5M | $4.7M | — | $5.3M | $43.8M |
| 2021 | $9.5M | $5.8M | $3.9M | — | $1.4M | $53.8M |
| 2020 | $9.2M | $5.8M | $3.3M | — | $2M | $50M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.3M to 40 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- British Columbia Community Renewal Society of the United Church of Canada$270K
- First United Church Community Ministry Society$256K
- The George Pringle Memorial Camp Society$100K
- Camp Fircom Society of the United Church of Canada$100K
- Camp Koolaree$97K
- Como Lake United Church$68K
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$42K
- Nelson United Church$41K
- The Camp Grafton Society$35K
- Kamloops Pastoral Charge$30K
- Fish Creek United Church$30K
- ST. John's Sunshine Coast United Church$26K
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$23K
- Brechin United Church$21K
- Mackenzie Camp Society$17K
- ST. Paul's United Church - Sidney$17K
- West Point Grey United Church$15K
- Parksville Pastoral Charge$15K
- Amazing Grace United Church$13K
- Oak Bay United Church$8,206
- Summerland United Church$8,000
- Campbell River United Church$7,388
- Sylvan United Church$6,900
- Shaughnessy Heights United Church$6,330
- Alberni Valley United Church$6,000
Received $9.9M from 16 charities:
- The British Columbia Conference Property Development Council of the United Church of Canada$7.5M
- Vancouver Foundation$1.5M
- The United Church of Canada$682K
- The United Church of Canada$106K
- Gilmore Park United Church$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- Canadahelps Canadon$24K
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$15K
- Cheam View United Church$12K
- Comox Valley Community Foundation$11K
- West Vancouver United Church$3,000
- Pacific Spirit United Church$1,825
- The United Church of Canada$375
- ST. George's United Church$100
- Peninsula United Church$100
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$3.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ibi Chuan; Jim Angus; Deborah Richards; Thea Sheridan-Jonah; Simon LeSieur; Joseph Kyser; Johannes Van Kesel; Claire Joy; Bob Fillier; Laura Hermakin; Hati Mvundura.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The United Church of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118818517RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.