The United Church of Canada
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 108102435RR0003 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($52,447,000) as filed with the CRA.
The United Church of Canada is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $52.6M in revenue and $52.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 38% from other charities. In 2024, 862 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12.4M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 187 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 255 qualified donees totalling $15.9M in 2024, the largest being $918K to Indigenous Region. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
I. To offer the resources of faith to the people of canada and bermuda; ii. To gather people into congregations and local faith communities for the public worship of god and for a witness to justice and service in their communities; and iii. To support relief development and education initiatives throughout the world and support partner churches in programs to proclaim god's love and teaching of the gospel of jesus christ
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $52.6M | $52.4M | $18.6M | $1.1M | $18.5M | $131.1M |
| 2023 | $52.3M | $52M | $17.3M | $1M | $21M | $130.9M |
| 2022 | $50.2M | $56.1M | $25.9M | $968K | $16.7M | $112.7M |
| 2021 | $52.9M | $51.6M | $25.7M | $851K | $13.6M | $126M |
| 2020 | $55.7M | $50.4M | $20.5M | $1M | $18.2M | $118.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15.9M to 255 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Indigenous Region$918K
- Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$707K
- Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$684K
- The United Church of Canada$684K
- Antler River Watershed Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$684K
- First Dawn Eastern Edge Regional Council of The United Church of Canada$682K
- Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$682K
- Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council$682K
- Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$682K
- Prairie to Pine Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$682K
- The United Church of Canada$682K
- Northern Spirit Regional Council - the United Church of Canada$682K
- Living Skies Regional Council - the United Church of Canada$682K
- Horseshoe Falls Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$682K
- East Central Ontario Regional Council - the United Church Ofcanada$682K
- The United Church of Canada$682K
- Canadian Shield Regional Council - the United Church of Canada$682K
- Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre Inc.$411K
- Sto:lo Service Agency$200K
- Lax Kw'Alaams Band$200K
- United Church ST. Andrew's College$192K
- The United Church of Canada$176K
- Victoria University$112K
- The United Church of Canada$106K
- ST Andrew's United Church$97K
Received $12.4M from 862 charities:
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$2.4M
- Wesley United Church$504K
- Horseshoe Falls Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$362K
- Antler River Watershed Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$203K
- East Central Ontario Regional Council - the United Church Ofcanada$193K
- The United Church of Canada$176K
- Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$162K
- Prairie to Pine Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$132K
- Timothy Eaton Memorial Church$96K
- Bloor Street United Church$94K
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$80K
- Vancouver Foundation$74K
- Trinity-ST Paul's United Church$70K
- Peninsula United Church$65K
- Avondale United Church$61K
- Harcourt Memorial United Church$58K
- Applewood United Church$56K
- Wilmot United Church$56K
- Christ First$55K
- Bedford Pastoral Charge$52K
- Knox United Church$51K
- Pacific Spirit United Church$49K
- Canadahelps Canadon$49K
- Canadahelps Canadon$49K
- Scotsburn Pastoral Charge$48K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions187
- Total compensation, all staff$21.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mitchell Anderson (member); Michael Caveney (member); Richard Bott (member); David Leyton-Brown (member); Teresa Burnett-Cole (member); Meghan Chorney (member); Catherine Glover (member); Samuel Dansokho (member); Paul Walfall (member); Wilson Gonese (member); Carmen Lansdowne (chairperson); Jane McDonald (member); Kathleen Loewen (member); Thea Sheridan-Jonah (member); Arlyce Schiebout (member); Michael Blair (member); Alcris Limongi Ortiz (member); Katherine Brittain (member).
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 108102435RR0003), or read how we compute the receipt.