Church of the Ascension
Charitable organization · Parksville, British Columbia · BN 129950804RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($409,056) as filed with the CRA.
Church of the Ascension is a charitable organization based in Parksville, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $409K in revenue and $409K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% 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 $11K in 2024, the largest being $11K to The Bishop of Victoria. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Advancement of Roman Catholic Church Diocese of Victoria Support for Charitable Works of the Roman Catholic Church Faith Formation: Religious Education Youth Ministry Faith Formation Religious Services Assistance of Needy
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $409K | $409K | $341K | — | $11K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $383K | $318K | — | $12K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $306K | $337K | $290K | — | $14K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $274K | $325K | $289K | — | $6,166 | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $283K | $333K | $282K | — | $11K | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $11K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $10K from 2 charities:
- The Bishop of Victoria$7,404
- The Victoria Foundation$3,000
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$121K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Chinnappa (pastor); James Lewis (vice chair finance committee); Jack Chambers (parish pastoral council member); Gail Olyniuk (finance committee member); Robert Payne (finance committee member); Eddie Gutierrez (parish pastoral council member); Jacqueline Pirie (parish pastoral council member); Sherry Thorpe (parish pastoral council member); Jackie Shaddick (parish pastoral council member); Janet Gordon (parish pastoral council member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Church of the Ascension’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129950804RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.