Wesley United Church
Charitable organization · ST John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 884418427RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($731,329) as filed with the CRA.
Wesley United Church is a charitable organization based in ST John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $668K in revenue and $731K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,935.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2024, the largest being $12K to The United Church of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $386K in 2020 to $668K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Christmas dinner for waterford mental hospital inpatients and outpatients. Maintain a benevolent fund for the needy. Collection of food and assorted items for the needy. Providing low income housing in a 10 unit apt. Bldg. Volunteer radio station - vowr. '...' team joining with the salvation army to fund raise for christmas appeal. As part of our greening project we replaced two oil furnaces with one electric and one modern more efficient oil.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $668K | $731K | — | $33K | $18K | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $472K | $573K | — | $14K | $85K | $5M |
| 2022 | $472K | $486K | — | — | — | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $525K | $411K | — | — | $26K | $4.9M |
| 2020 | $386K | $390K | — | — | $30K | $4.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15K to 3 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$12K
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,500
- Bridges to Hope$200
Received $8,935 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$125K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Mercer (minister); James Butters (chair of council); Erika Harris (secretary); Eleanor Wentzell (treasurer/finance chair); Ted Noftall (member/vowr representative); Alice Noftall (member); Gerard Marche (member); Daphne Ledrew (member); Andrew Wells (property chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wesley United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 884418427RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.