BISHOPRIC OF PUBLIC ECUMENICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES (Bless Canada)
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 887684553RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,308,921) as filed with the CRA.
BISHOPRIC OF PUBLIC ECUMENICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES (Bless Canada) is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,558.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $3,970 in 2024, the largest being $2,970 to Coptic Orthodox Culture Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1. Sponsoring a family providing monthly aid to hundreds of families living in extreme hardship. 2. Despenses aid to hundreds of chronically ill individuals and a variety of medical treatments including surgeries support treatment for liver dieases kidney dialyses hospitalizations medications laboratory tests and x-rays (medical assistance) 3. Educations: providing aids for students for their education fees. 4. Housing: provide housing for the homeless. 5. Helping other charities.6. Anti-drug program: a. Provides prevention education for youth and families about the dangers of drugs and…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2,998 | $3,970 | $387K |
| 2023 | $3M | $2.8M | $2.7M | $1,983 | $11K | $497K |
| 2022 | $3M | $3.1M | $2.9M | $3,624 | $16K | $302K |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3M | $4,963 | $3,960 | $408K |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.7M | $7,462 | $12K | $487K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,970 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $7,558 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pope Tawadros II (president); Bishop Yulius (director); Bischoy Morcos (director); Ikram Youssef (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from BISHOPRIC OF PUBLIC ECUMENICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES (Bless Canada)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887684553RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.