Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Vancouver
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 106879950RR0003 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,356,685) as filed with the CRA.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Vancouver is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.7M in revenue and $4.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $174K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 25 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $2.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provide emergency shelter throughout the year for indigent men of all ages. - provide linen and toiletries. - provide guests of the shelter with meals and meal tickets.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $4.4M | — | — | — | -$45K |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.3M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $2M | $1.7M | $1.7M | — | — | $2M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | $69K | $726K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $174K from 5 charities:
- Notre Dame Pietas Foundation$120K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,660
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$567
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions25
- Total compensation, all staff$2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
J Michael Miller (president); Jospeph Thanh Thoai Le (treasurer); James Borkowski (executive director); Sean O'Brien (chief financial officer); Gregory Smith (vicar general); Stanley Galvon (director); Jennifer Triste (controller); Marisa Ruggier-Andrews (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106879950RR0003), or read how we compute the receipt.