Charity BreakdownCanadian charity filings, itemized

The United Church of Canada Foundation

Public foundation · North York, Ontario · BN 863109021RR0001 · Foundations · website

Your $100, itemizedThe United Church of Canada FoundationFiscal year ended December 31, 2024
Gifts to other charities$85
Management & admin$6
Charitable programs$4
Fundraising$3
Other$2
TOTAL$100
Registered

Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,777,411) as filed with the CRA.

The United Church of Canada Foundation is a public foundation based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9.2M in revenue and $11.8M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 30 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1M.

Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.

As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 702 qualified donees totalling $10M in 2024, the largest being $2.4M to The United Church of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.9M in 2020 to $9.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.

In its own words

The foundation’s purpose is to foster deep spirituality bold discipleship and daring justice by attracting and deploying financial resources. Through capacity building convening granting and careful stewardship of funds entrusted to the foundation it supports congregations ministries and programs that enrich the united church of canada create a more just planet and celebrate god’s abundance in the world. The foundation provide grants through our granting and scholarship programs and in fulfilment of donor wishes and it aligns its investments with its values through a small set of impact…

Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.

The ledger, 2020–2024

YearRevenueSpendingProgramsFundraisingGifts outNet assets
2024$9.2M$11.8M$477K$385K$10M$116.4M
2023$8.5M$11.4M$410K$306K$9.9M$105.3M
2022$14.3M$8.6M$347K$275K$7.3M$94.8M
2021$10.9M$8.6M$382K$151K$8M$93.2M
2020$5.9M$8.4M$407K$227K$7.4M$80.5M

Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.

Money between charities, 2024

Granted $10M to 702 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:

Full grant ledger — all 702 grants

Received $1M from 30 charities:

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
  • $80,000–119,9991 position
  • $40,000–79,9993 positions
  • Permanent full-time positions5
  • Total compensation, all staff$649K

Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.

Directors & trustees (2024)

Brenda Munro (director); Boyde Clarke (treasurer); Jane Harding (director); Lance Howard (director); Walfall Paul Douglas (secretary); Jim Simpson (vice chair); Ryan Baxter (director); Royal Orr (director); Richard Bott (director); Michael Blair (director); Craig Bater (director); Catherine Glover (director); Alan Lai (director); Jordana Wright (director).

As listed on its 2024 return.

Check the source

Every figure on this page is from The United Church of Canada Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863109021RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.