Wesley United Church
Charitable organization · Welland, Ontario · BN 119291839RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($276,430) as filed with the CRA.
Wesley United Church is a charitable organization based in Welland, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $289K in revenue and $276K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,692.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% 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 5 qualified donees totalling $7,544 in 2024, the largest being $5,186 to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
As a religious organization: We hold worship services weekly. We provide Ministries for women men youth and children weekly and monthly. We donate funds to the United Church of Canada's Mission and Service program on a regular basis and donate to local charities on an annual basis. We support Welland Holy Trinity's Breakfast program. We also support local food banks with food drives 3 or 4 times a year. Community groups use our facilities on a weekly basis. We hold a Monthly Community Senior's Event. We resumed providing Harvest Kitchen Dinners once/month.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $289K | $276K | $255K | $622 | $7,544 | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $440K | $257K | $207K | $1,738 | $32K | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $154K | $265K | $237K | $1,680 | $10K | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $562K | $238K | $203K | $986 | $21K | $2.9M |
| 2020 | $255K | $197K | $166K | $1,342 | $16K | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $7,544 to 5 qualified donees:
Received $2,692 from 2 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$186K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hugh Graham (chair/secretary of council); David Reed (treasurer / trustee); Jennifer Reed (women of wesley chair); Delwyn Fraipont (chair of property); Bev Cutler (christian developement chair); Doug Willford (regional council rep.); Victoria Parsons (trustee); Sandy Graham (chair of trustees); Ann Pinnegar (trustee); Rick Vanloon (trustee); Jane Koruna (trustee); Mary Trewartha (trustee); Kathy Young (memorial chair); Shelly Gault Coombes (member at large); Joan Simpson (chair of church council); Tom Wilkinson (chair of worship & music); Lennox Scarlett (minister); Cathy Joynt-Taylor (ministery & personnel 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 119291839RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.