Yes Church
Publicly funded institution · Brantford, Ontario · BN 107796476RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,034,496) as filed with the CRA.
Yes Church is a charitable organization based in Brantford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $3,600 in 2024, the largest being $1,200 to Israel's Peace Ministries. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $228K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Worship services are held every sunday at 10:30am. We provide the word of god through preaching teaching sharing and worhip in order that the public may have a place to learn. Nursery (0-3) and kids church (3-12) meet during service. Adult bible studies take place various nights during the week. Adult sunday school meets prior to sunday service at 9am. Women's and men's ministries meet throughout the year. We support yesfit a exercise/fitness ministry suited to all levels of fitness with no comparison or judgement. We encourage those with musical ability to participate in our music ministr…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1M | $1M | $144 | $3,600 | $197K |
| 2023 | $904K | $947K | $935K | $290 | $3,850 | $187K |
| 2022 | $507K | $583K | — | — | $3,600 | $230K |
| 2021 | $357K | $508K | $489K | — | $3,600 | $306K |
| 2020 | $228K | $331K | $309K | — | $3,600 | $456K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,600 to 3 qualified donees:
- Israel's Peace Ministries$1,200
- Goshen Renewal Ministries$1,200
- Creekside Church$1,200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$648K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Geneau (director); Larry Harrington (pastor); Bryon Steckly (accountant); Jean Thompson (secretary); Stephen Gale (president); Marlene Deboer (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Yes Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107796476RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.