Unitarian Church of Edmonton
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 129539201RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($636,085) as filed with the CRA.
Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $539K in revenue and $636K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $43K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $3,760 in 2024, the largest being $720 to Canadian Unitarian Council. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $333K in 2020 to $539K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Operates a liberal church that is open to all; offers low-cost rental space to 12 step programs gay and lesbian groups operates food bank depot and provides free space to non-profit groups as required.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $539K | $636K | $230K | — | $3,760 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $361K | $403K | $23K | — | $1,352 | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $317K | $351K | $27K | — | $2,049 | $213K |
| 2021 | $281K | $403K | $58K | — | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $333K | $477K | $64K | — | $4,418 | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,760 to 11 qualified donees:
- Canadian Unitarian Council$720
- The Governors of the University of Alberta$436
- Ihuman Youth Society$435
- Uua Office$411
- Child Haven International - Accueil International pour l'Enfance$357
- Y.e.s.s.: Youth Emergency Shelter Society of Edmonton$332
- Edmonton Gleaners Association$306
- International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women$261
- Change for Children Association (cfca)$220
- Cease: Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation$167
- The George Spady Centre Society$115
Received $43K from 3 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$133K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Mills (treasurer); Susan Ruttan (secretary); Marilyn Gaa (trustee); Gerard Hayduk (trustee); Art Breier (trustee); Wendy Smith (trustee); Lynne Turvey (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Unitarian Church of Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129539201RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.