Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 119248458RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,043,636) as filed with the CRA.
Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 54% from other charities. In 2024, 50 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $858K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Provide academic training for the ministry of the gospel
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2M | $1.9M | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $2M | $2.1M | $2M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $2M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $858K from 50 charities:
- Canadian Reformed Church of Smithers$65K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Langley$41K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Smithville Ontario$35K
- Immanuel Canadian Reformed Church$32K
- Cornerstone Canadian Reformed Church$30K
- Blessings Christian Church$30K
- Glanbrook Canadian Reformed Church$29K
- Canadian Reformed Church Carman West$28K
- Canadian Reformed Church at Sardis$26K
- Canadian Reformed Church at Yarrow$26K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Fergus North$25K
- Canadian Reformed Church at Guelph$24K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Carman Man.$23K
- Providence Canadian Reformed Church$22K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Orangeville Ont.$22K
- Covenant Canadian Reformed Church$21K
- Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church at Burlington$21K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Barrhead$21K
- Canadian Reformed Church$20K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Ancaster$20K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Elora$18K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Abbotsford B C$18K
- The Canadian Reformed Church of Burlington South$18K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Grand Valley Ontario$18K
- Dunnville West Canadian Reformed Church$17K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Louwerse (director-chairman); Joe Poppe (director-vice-chairman); James Slaa (director-secretary); Peter Vandersluis (director); Kasper Van veen (director); Alan Datema (director); Clarence Vandervelde (director); Adrian Bartels (director-treasurer); Herman Post (director); Jeffrey Temple (director); Julius Vanspronsen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119248458RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.