The Word Guild
Charitable organization · Markham, Ontario · BN 890490543RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($22,520) as filed with the CRA.
The Word Guild is a charitable organization based in Markham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $35K in revenue and $23K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations. In 2023, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,847.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Connecting and developing editors and writers who are Christian through our website workshops and conferences in order to help writers represent the Christian faith through their writing.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35K | $23K | $19K | — | — | $100K |
| 2023 | $43K | $26K | $14K | — | — | $88K |
| 2022 | $39K | — | $19K | — | — | $70K |
| 2021 | $44K | $23K | $19K | — | — | $54K |
| 2020 | $44K | $40K | $37K | — | — | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $1,847 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$3,668
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lloyd Mackey (director); David Kitz (chair); Janet Sketchley (director); Donna Mann (director); Paul Breen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Word Guild’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890490543RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.