Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc.
Charitable organization · Kanata, Ontario · BN 859184756RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($78,398) as filed with the CRA.
Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc. is a charitable organization based in Kanata, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $62K in revenue and $78K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $95K in 2020 to $62K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1. Weekly Worship services to members such as Liturgy Baptism and Holy Communion. 2. Preaching teaching and hosting spiritual conferences ( Special Preach Program) on Bible. 3. Educating the Orthodox religion Language tradition and culture of Ethiopia to Kids and Youth. 4. Hosting special spiritual conference and Bible study program from qualified invited priests or Deacons from other places for kids and youth.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62K | $78K | $64K | — | $0 | $293K |
| 2023 | $49K | $49K | $48K | — | $0 | $316K |
| 2022 | $45K | $99K | — | — | — | $328K |
| 2021 | $129K | $94K | — | — | — | $270K |
| 2020 | $95K | $77K | — | — | — | $277K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Getu Tolla (head priest and head of direct); Eyob Haile (member); Beteleyi Alemayehu (secretary); Ayalew Mersha (head of directors); Belay Metaferia (member); Melaku Semaw (financial officer); Yemisrach Bekele (treasurer); Sisay Gessese (member); Tizita Woldesenbut (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Debre Zihon St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 859184756RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.