Wellington Square United Church
Charitable organization · Burlington, Ontario · BN 108196072RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,017,722) as filed with the CRA.
Wellington Square United Church is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $207K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $44K in 2024, the largest being $21K to Charities Aid Foundation Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Sunday worship services at 9:00 and 11:00 am. Sunday school for children of all ages. Vacation bible school in the summer. Small group program for adults. Adult mission trip to mexico support wellington orphanages in sierra leone. In malawi community dinner serves approximately 25 members.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1M | $480K | — | $44K | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1M | $494K | — | $69K | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $743K | $982K | $503K | — | $69K | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | $77K | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | $78K | $2.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $44K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $207K from 10 charities:
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$126K
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- Kindred Foundation$20K
- Burlington Community Foundation$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,597
- Burlington Food Bank$2,100
- Horseshoe Falls Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$1,590
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$500
- The Rotary Club of Burlington-Lakeshore Trust Fund$368
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$475K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Ingram (secretary/trustee); David Howard (trustee); Ron Harper (chair/trustee); Ian Torrance (trustee); Marg Torrance (chair); Nicholas Coates (reverend); Claudia Adams (director); Charlene Tung (director); Paula Oosthoek (secretary); Mark Eade (treasurer); Jeff Weir (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wellington Square United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108196072RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.