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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
God's Mission Our Gifts: 2023 Mission and Service Contributions – Unaudited
As February draws to a close, I am pleased to share the 2023 contributions for Mission and Service. We would like to thank all the Communities of Faith who forwarded their contributions on time allowing our finance team to provide us with these numbers earlier than in previous years. We would also like to express our heartfelt appreciation for the ongoing and generous support you have given to Mission and Service.
There is good news to report. The Mission and Service contributions by Congregations, UCW and Special Donations all exceeded budget and the totals for these three areas, sitting at $17,090,056, were slightly over the 2022 actuals of $17,062,694. In addition, out of the 19 regions, only one was under the 2022 contributions and that was by a small amount.
The amounts raised for Mission and Service from Direct Gifts, Foundation Gifts and Legacies were below budget, as well as below the 2022 actual amounts. The total for these three areas in 2023 was $3,741,507, which was below the 2022 actuals of $4,069,520.
For this initial report, the total for Mission and Service from these areas was $20,831,564. This compares favourably to the total budget of $20,225,000, and is close to the 2022 actual amount raised of $21,132,213.
A final figure, that will include additional Mission and Service elements, will be provided in June in the Accountability Report. At that point the financial audit will be complete and final amounts will be allocated to the Strategic Plan elements.
I would like to thank all of you for your efforts in 2023. It was the first year that could reasonably be called ‘post-pandemic’ and many things have changed. Your commitment to Mission and Service funding means that the programs can continue and the families and children that need our support can continue receiving it.
In Christ,
Sarah Charters Executive Officer of Philanthropy, United Church of Canada
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