West Vancouver United Church
Charitable organization · West Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 130554876RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,040,083) as filed with the CRA.
West Vancouver United Church is a charitable organization based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $136K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $33K in 2024, the largest being $4,000 to First United Church Community Ministry Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Worship services held weekly. We provide ministries for adults youth and children. We provide care for all ages. We support with donated funds the United Church of Canada M&S funds for missionary and related Christian outreach activities. We assist other related and unrelated charities. Music programs and concerts. Recycle used goods through our Treasure Trove program. We support refugees settling in Canada from other jurisdictions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1M | $864K | $3,000 | $33K | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1M | $879K | $5,736 | $21K | $3M |
| 2022 | $751K | $898K | $844K | $2,500 | $20K | $3M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $947K | $734K | $5,285 | $32K | $3.1M |
| 2020 | $940K | $892K | — | — | $38K | $2.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $33K to 18 qualified donees:
- First United Church Community Ministry Society$4,000
- CAP Network Inc.$3,000
- North Shore Crisis Services Society$3,000
- The United Church of Canada$3,000
- Change the World Foundation$2,635
- Lumara Grief and Bereavement CARE Society$2,000
- The Cinderella Project Society$2,000
- Vancouver School of Theology$2,000
- Change the World Foundation$2,000
- Vancouver School of Theology$2,000
- Spectrum Mothers Support Society$1,500
- The United Church of Canada$1,000
- International Christian Mission Services$1,000
- Wish Drop-In Centre Society$1,000
- The Longhouse Council of Native Ministry$1,000
- Shaughnessy Heights United Church$1,000
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$620
- The Mission to Seafarers in the Diocese of New Westminster$500
Received $136K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$550K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fiona Watts (executive director); William Carpenter (chair trustee); Simon LeSieur (hon. chair - minister); Glenn Ives (director - treasurer); Allan Leonard (trustee); John Baxter (trustee); Dianne Allan (trustee); Gerry Humphries (trustee); Jan Leonard (director); Alison Caldwell Johnson (chair); Sophie Won Macintyre (director secretary); Heather MacKenzie (director); Doug Smith (director); Barbara Wilson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Vancouver United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130554876RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.