Zion United Church of Canada
Charitable organization · New Hamburg, Ontario · BN 119309334RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($214,659) as filed with the CRA.
Zion United Church of Canada is a charitable organization based in New Hamburg, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $204K in revenue and $215K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,460.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the 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 10 qualified donees totalling $23K in 2024, the largest being $13K to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
1. We hold worship services 2. We provide ministry to the sick and elderly 3. We give pastoral care 4. We donate funds to qualified donees
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $204K | $215K | $173K | $10K | $23K | $6.7M |
| 2023 | $219K | $235K | $201K | $2,031 | $23K | $6.1M |
| 2022 | $209K | $242K | $205K | $2,513 | $26K | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $231K | $220K | $189K | $495 | $23K | $4.2M |
| 2020 | $209K | $171K | $130K | $5,799 | $27K | $4.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $23K to 10 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$13K
- Multi-nation Missions Foundation$3,371
- Wilmot Family Resource Centre Inc$2,691
- Interfaith Community Counselling Centre$1,500
- House of Friendship$1,421
- Hillcrest Mennonite Church$450
- Right to Learn Afghanistan$250
- Wilmot Horticultural Society$150
- The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth$121
- Stratford Perth Heritage Foundation$75
Received $8,460 from 2 charities:
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$127K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Glen Diamond (trustee); Carol Gilmore (trustee); Ann Shantz (trustee); Eleanor Draper (treasurer); Kathryn Poirier (christian ed/youth coordinator); Cathy Bowman (trustee); Linda Wagner (leadership council member); Thomas Burnard (trustee); Thomas Burnard (leadership council chair); Donna Underwood (leadership council secretary); Patricia McGlynn (leadership council member); Sharon Ross (leadership council member); Marilyn Burnard (minister / ex officio council).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Zion United Church of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119309334RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.