Verity Centre for Better Living Inc.
Charitable organization · York, Ontario · BN 898362173RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($239,172) as filed with the CRA.
Verity Centre for Better Living Inc. is a charitable organization based in York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $319K in revenue and $239K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,386.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Sunday service s including online streaming adult education/youth programs weddings/christenings/counceling funerals
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $319K | $239K | $69K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $281K | $261K | $102K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $340K | $344K | $163K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $253K | $203K | — | — | $15K | $0 |
| 2020 | $264K | $221K | $162K | $3,674 | $7,954 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,386 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$79K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allison Griffith (board member); Kenneth Noel (treasurer); Trevor Gray (chairperson); Shemroy Parkinson (board member); Kay Cyrus (secretary); Lameteria Hall (president); Tonya Reid (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Verity Centre for Better Living Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898362173RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.