Waterfront Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Sault Ste Marie Ontario
Charitable organization · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · BN 747553089RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($228,607) as filed with the CRA.
Waterfront Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Sault Ste Marie Ontario is a charitable organization based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $177K in revenue and $229K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $227K in 2024, the largest being $220K to Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $27K in 2020 to $177K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To assist the local unincorporated association of Jehovah's Witnesses in carrying out their religious objective of preaching the good news of God's Kingdom and promoting public religious worship designed to uplift Jehovah's Witnesses and any who attend their public meetings by means of moral and spiritual instruction based on God's Word the Bible.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $177K | $229K | $2,045 | — | $227K | $4,794 |
| 2023 | $93K | $46K | $2,330 | — | $44K | $57K |
| 2022 | $27K | $25K | $2,852 | — | $22K | $9,926 |
| 2021 | $26K | $27K | $3,114 | — | $23K | $8,410 |
| 2020 | $27K | $25K | $2,510 | — | $23K | $9,019 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $227K to 2 qualified donees:
- Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada$220K
- Sault Ste. Marie Riverside Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Inc.$6,900
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Pelletier (secretary); Don Reynolds (coordinator - body of elders); Peter Moseley (service overseer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Waterfront Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Sault Ste Marie Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 747553089RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.