Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate the Church of Saint George and Saint Mercurius Abu Sefein
Charitable organization · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 892350646RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,383,634) as filed with the CRA.
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate the Church of Saint George and Saint Mercurius Abu Sefein is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Perform Holy liturgy (Coptic Mass) Sunday school teachings Bible studies spritual retreats and trips religious books etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $182K | — | — |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $277K | — | $10.1M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $107K | $38K | $5.1M |
| 2021 | $1M | $1.1M | $994K | $46K | $58K | $5.3M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $483K | $415K | $17K | $38K | $5.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$215K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Antonious Samaan (president); Sameh Gad (secretary); Sama Maximous (board member); Amir Kirollos (board member - treasurer); Micheil Morcous (vice president); Mina Bekhet (board member); Ashraf Burhi (board member - youth rep).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate the Church of Saint George and Saint Mercurius Abu Sefein’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892350646RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.