Zion United Church
Charitable organization · Palmerston, Ontario · BN 132502998RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($92,666) as filed with the CRA.
Zion United Church is a charitable organization based in Palmerston, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $80K in revenue and $93K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,000.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $17K in 2024, the largest being $12K to The United Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We carried out the work of a congregation of the united church of canada . We hold weekly worship services. At the local level we provide opportunities for worship and christian education to men women youth and children weekly. We preform weddings funerals and provide pastoral care. We support the work of the national church through the mission & service fund by donating funds for national and overseas missionary activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $80K | $93K | $75K | — | $17K | $741K |
| 2023 | $73K | $78K | $57K | — | $21K | $739K |
| 2022 | $71K | $67K | $45K | — | $22K | $732K |
| 2021 | $65K | $68K | $56K | — | $12K | $726K |
| 2020 | $78K | $53K | $39K | — | $12K | $724K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $17K to 8 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$12K
- Salvation Army Foodbank$3,200
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$1,000
- Camp Menesetung$200
- Silver Lake Mennonite Camp Inc.$200
- Antler River Watershed Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$200
- Camp Bimini$200
- North Perth Community Hospice Inc.$100
Received $1,000 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$24K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Bender (trustee); Donald Gedcke (trustee); John Brown.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Zion United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132502998RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.