Congregation of Our Lady of Sion
Charitable organization · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 118874049RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,782,942) as filed with the CRA.
Congregation of Our Lady of Sion is a charitable organization based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.5M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $6,520 to Canadahelps Canadon. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $682K in 2020 to $4.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1.to advance and teach the religious tenets doctrines and observances associated with the catholic faith. 2. To advance education and to develop mutual awareness and understanding about and between different faiths by preparing conducting and leading workshops at the elementry secondary university and adult education levels 3. To operate educational and cultural programs for the first nations children youth and families. 4. To provide education counselling and other support services for refugees and immigrants including language instruction job search programs translation services…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.5M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | $20K | $30.7M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $2M | $1.8M | — | $60K | $28M |
| 2022 | $671K | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | $10K | $26.6M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $1.5M | $1.2M | — | $48K | $27.5M |
| 2020 | $682K | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | $25K | $24.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 9 qualified donees:
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,520
- Daily Bread$5,000
- The United Church of Canada$3,000
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Toronto in Canada$3,000
- Share Life Toronto$1,000
- Diocese of Saskatoon Catholic Foundation Inc.$500
- Canadian Unicef Committee$495
- L'Arche Canada Foundation$200
- Hope for Malawi Foundation Inc.$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pauline Greenizan (secretary/director); Mary Babic (director); Mary Ellen Coombe (president/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Congregation of Our Lady of Sion’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118874049RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.