Cathedral of St Peter-in-Chains
Charitable organization · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 848623575RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,900,812) as filed with the CRA.
Cathedral of St Peter-in-Chains is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $925K in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $68K in 2024, the largest being $68K to The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Peterborough in Ontario Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $600K in 2020 to $925K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Provides the service of the roman catholic church to members of the community. In this respect the parish holds daily worship services and prepares students for the reception of sacraments. Provides programs of prayer and spiritual growth. Provides education for seminarians and priests. Provides pastoral care to the needy homeless and mentally ill. Provides comfort to the bereaved. Prepares adults for marriage. Provides marriage and funeral services. Organizes special days fo prayer and spiritual growth. Assists the sick and dying. Refers individuals and families to relevant social programs…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $925K | $1.9M | $1.7M | — | $68K | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $636K | $1.4M | $1.3M | $73 | $71K | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $647K | $1M | $864K | — | $70K | $5.3M |
| 2021 | $526K | $477K | $362K | — | $62K | $5.7M |
| 2020 | $600K | $441K | $314K | — | $68K | $5.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $68K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $21K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$170K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Miehm (bishop); Thomas Lynch (pastor); Edmund Scott (associate pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cathedral of St Peter-in-Chains’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 848623575RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.