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NORTHWOOD UNITED CHURCH

Charitable organizationChristianity·8855 156TH ST · SURREY, BC · V3R 4K9·BN 118919836RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

89¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

6%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.6 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$395K

not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)

— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures

Common questions

How do I donate to Northwood United Church?

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Is Northwood United Church a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118919836RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.

Where is Northwood United Church located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 8855 156TH ST, SURREY, BC, V3R 4K9. Source.

What does Northwood United Church do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1) Spiritual Development 2) Bible Study 3) Children's Church Youth Study and Fellowship 5) Public workshops 6) Pastoral Care 7) Senior Choir 8) Senior's ministry 9) Hospital visitation 10) Thrift shop 11) Stewardship education 12) Food distribution programs 13)Shoebox ministry 14) Layette distribution…" Full program description.

How much of Northwood United Church's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Northwood United Church?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $395K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

1) Spiritual Development 2) Bible Study 3) Children's Church Youth Study and Fellowship 5) Public workshops 6) Pastoral Care 7) Senior Choir 8) Senior's ministry 9) Hospital visitation 10) Thrift shop 11) Stewardship education 12) Food distribution programs 13)Shoebox ministry 14) Layette distribution 15) Healing touch 16) Men's fellowship 17) prayer shawl ministry 18) Women's study and fellowship groups 19) Spiritual practices alternatives (book study meditation and yoga) 20) Grief support group 21) Jazz Vespers 22) Professional Development day program 23) Refugee spons… Show more

1) Spiritual Development 2) Bible Study 3) Children's Church Youth Study and Fellowship 5) Public workshops 6) Pastoral Care 7) Senior Choir 8) Senior's ministry 9) Hospital visitation 10) Thrift shop 11) Stewardship education 12) Food distribution programs 13)Shoebox ministry 14) Layette distribution 15) Healing touch 16) Men's fellowship 17) prayer shawl ministry 18) Women's study and fellowship groups 19) Spiritual practices alternatives (book study meditation and yoga) 20) Grief support group 21) Jazz Vespers 22) Professional Development day program 23) Refugee sponsorship 24) Interfaith community fellowship and 25) Japanese congregation ministry.

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

89¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).

this charity 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

6%

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.6 yr

Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.

Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$395K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

48%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

1%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Where the money comes from

Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.

  • Receipted donationsT1

    48%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    1%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    51%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length

  • Turnbrook, Gordon ScottMinister/ Board Memberarm's length
  • Hearty, DanielTrustee/ Board Memberarm's length
  • Serguis, GwendolinTrusteearm's length
  • Onno, DianeTrusteearm's length
  • Richards, DeborahTrusteearm's length
  • Tingley, DougBoard Chairarm's length
  • Carter, RodBoard Memberarm's length
  • McLeod, IanTrustee/ Board Memberarm's length
  • Watson, AprilBoard Member/ Treasurerarm's length
  • Persiani, Brenda LouiseBoard Memberarm's length
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  • Hill, Terry JamesBoard Memberarm's length
  • Park, KayPMR Rep/ Board Memberarm's length
  • Nobel, BettyBoard Member/Secretaryarm's length
  • Hook, SandraBoard Memberarm's length
  • Dyck, EmmaBoard Memberarm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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Northwood United Church — 89¢ of each $1 to programs