Trinity United Church
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 119271179RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($602,631) as filed with the CRA.
Trinity United Church is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $422K in revenue and $603K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $88K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $60K in 2024, the largest being $25K to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Holds weekly Worship Services (Combined online & In-Person throughout 2024); Ministers offer counselling to families & individuals; Ministers visit the sick shut-ins & elderly; Give pastoral care; Donate funds to the Mission & Service Fund of the United Church of Canada; Provide meeting space for numerous community groups as allowed (Guides Scouts); Provide Pastoral Care support in several long-term care homes hospitals & hospice; Ministers officiate at weddings baptisms & funerals; Provide religious training & instruction; Provide Sunday school programs. Community Theatre Camp; provided C…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $422K | $603K | $334K | $0 | $60K | $33K |
| 2023 | $444K | $581K | $335K | $0 | $64K | $57K |
| 2022 | $395K | $521K | $320K | $0 | $46K | $198K |
| 2021 | $594K | $470K | $286K | $0 | $64K | $323K |
| 2020 | $468K | $485K | $326K | $0 | $59K | $736K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $60K to 6 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$25K
- Chalmers Community Services Centre of the United Church of Canada$16K
- Harcourt Memorial United Church$12K
- Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition$4,363
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,000
- Plan International Canada Inc.$540
Received $88K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$296K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kenneth Chupa (council co-chair); Joanne Angle (church council m&p committee); Ronald McMillan (church council property rep); Eleanor Harrison (church trustee); Harry Goff (church trustee); Barbara Moldenhauer (church trustee); Marion Wells (church trustee); John Wright (finance committee rep); Marion Loree (retired associate minister); Ross McKinnell (church trustee); John Benham (minister); Sarah Pell (church council secretary); Kathryn Stephens (council co-chair); Shirley Hooper (church council outreach rep).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Trinity United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119271179RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.