Zion Mennonite Fellowship Inc.
Charitable organization · Elmira, Ontario · BN 826771891RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($152,631) as filed with the CRA.
Zion Mennonite Fellowship Inc. is a charitable organization based in Elmira, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $125K in revenue and $153K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Youth With A Mission Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
1. The charity provided for the spiritual life of members according to the teachings of the bible and in keeping with the principles of anabaptist/mennonite belief and practice by offering weekly worship servvices. 2. The charity provided members the opportunity and privilege to worship and serve the lord by involving members in all aspects of the life of the church 3. The charity operated programs to stimulate spiritual growth among members to equip for ministry.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $125K | $153K | $124K | $202 | $24K | $88K |
| 2023 | $125K | $127K | $123K | $212 | $23K | $116K |
| 2022 | $115K | $119K | $116K | — | $28K | $118K |
| 2021 | $154K | $127K | $123K | — | $27K | $122K |
| 2020 | $120K | $113K | $109K | — | $24K | $95K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 7 qualified donees:
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$15K
- Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Eglise Mennonite de l'Est du Canada$4,800
- Mennonite Central Committee Ontario$2,100
- Woolwich Community Services$750
- Mennonite Disaster Service Canada Inc.$500
- Woolwich Counselling Centre$300
- Elmira Maple Syrup Festival$100
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$72K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Doreen Lachance (president); Arlene Martin (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Zion Mennonite Fellowship Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826771891RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.