Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council - The United Church of Canada
Charitable organization · Carlisle, Ontario · BN 108192097RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,088,457) as filed with the CRA.
Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council - The United Church of Canada is a charitable organization based in Carlisle, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $703K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $266K in 2024, the largest being $162K to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the regional council is to be responsible for providing leadership and resources to the pastoral charges within its boundary in order that the life and work of jesus christ may be known in the united church of canada (the church) and in the world. The regional council's terms of reference and mandate are described in the united church of canada manual. Generally the regional council is responsible for the oversight and well being of the congregations of the united church of canada (ucc) in the western part of southwest ontario. It receives grants from the ucc to run operating ac…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.1M | $416K | — | $418K | $7M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1M | $451K | — | $339K | $6.4M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $431K | — | $1M | $5.9M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1M | $913K | — | $76K | $5.9M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $335K | — | $665K | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $266K to 15 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$162K
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$59K
- Calvary Memorial United Church$12K
- ST. James Rosemount United Church$12K
- First United Church$12K
- Centennial United Church$1,500
- United Network for Justice & Peace$1,500
- Shallow Lake United Church$1,000
- Knox United Church$1,000
- First United Church$1,000
- Harcourt Memorial United Church$920
- Parkminister United Church$650
- Crawford United Church$500
- United Church Rural Ministry Network$200
- Mount Forest United Church$200
Received $703K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$438K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Caslick; Mark Laird (regional executive minister); Jennifer Irving (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council - The United Church of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108192097RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.