Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 106879943RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,118,122) as filed with the CRA.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12.2M in revenue and $12.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from other charities. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11.8M.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 34 qualified donees totalling $10.9M in 2024, the largest being $1.8M to Catholic Family Services of Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The catholic charities of the archdiocese of toronto provides health and social services in the archdiocese through its member agencies and affiliated organizations. Services are delivered in a committed empowering way reflecting the values and social mission of the church. These agencies are funded at varying levels by the charity and the balance of the funding comes from public and private sources. Catholic charities and its member agencies provide many opportunities to volunteer in areas such as: work with elderly children families those with special needs young mothers immigrant and…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.2M | $12.1M | $1.1M | — | $10.9M | $0 |
| 2023 | $12.1M | $11.7M | — | — | $10.5M | $0 |
| 2022 | $10.4M | $11.1M | $1.7M | — | $9.3M | $0 |
| 2021 | $10.5M | $9.3M | $812K | — | $8.4M | $0 |
| 2020 | $9M | $9.4M | $1.2M | — | $8.1M | $5.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10.9M to 34 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Catholic Family Services of Toronto$1.8M
- Catholic Family Services of Peel-Dufferin$1.3M
- Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County$1.2M
- Catholic Family Services of Durham$1.1M
- Catholic Cross Cultural Services$720K
- Catholic Community Services of York Region$653K
- ST. Michael's Homes$586K
- Covenant House Toronto$555K
- Houses of Province Unity Health$400K
- York Region Rose of Sharon Services for Young Mothers$319K
- Deaf Services Canada Inc.$298K
- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Toronto Central Council$262K
- Sharelife$251K
- VITA Centre$240K
- Mary Centre$169K
- Saint Elizabeth Services Trust$169K
- Rosalie Hall$156K
- Les Centres d'Accueil Heritage$109K
- Loyola Arrupe Centre for Seniors/centre pour Aines Loyola Arrupe$104K
- Good Shepherd Refuge Social Ministries$95K
- St. Marguerite Bourgeoys FertilityCare Toronto$63K
- ST Bernadette's Family Resource Centre (metropolitan Toronto) Inc$60K
- Saint Elizabeth Health CARE$50K
- Restorative Justice Housing Ontario$50K
- Society of Sharing: Inner-City Volunteers$49K
Received $11.8M from 18 charities:
- Sharelife$11.6M
- The Loretto Ladies' Colleges and Schools$50K
- Afghan Church of the GTA$19K
- SCM de Gasperis Foundation$15K
- Serra Foundation of Canada$14K
- The Loretto Ladies' Colleges and Schools$10K
- Anne McGrath Memorial Foundation Inc.$10K
- The Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Toronto$10K
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Toronto in Canada$9,600
- The Saville Salas Foundation$4,570
- BenefAction Foundation$3,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,280
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,185
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1,239
- The Loretto Ladies' Colleges and Schools$958
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$703
- Fr. Henk Van Den Berg Council No. 10614 Charitable Welfare Trust$300
- Ike Nizam Foundation of Canada$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$748K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leo Francis (chairman); Lino Casalino (president); Nestor Perez (vp/treasurer & secretary); Bernice Brand (member-at-large); Angela Convertini (member-at-large); Graham Webb (member-at-large); Anne Bellissimo (director); Mary Copobianco (director); Nicola Harris (director); Robert McElhinney (director); Vickie McNally (director); Edward O'Dwyer (director); Sarah Rudolph (director); Agnes Thomas (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106879943RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.