Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo St. Michael Church
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 813702271RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($443,995) as filed with the CRA.
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo St. Michael Church is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $444K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $24K to Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Sub-Dicese of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $873K in 2020 to $1.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Divine liturgy audit and kids bible study marriage counsellings sunday school funeral services baptism wedding and sponsorship visiting parishioner choir practice support letters (employment verification of marital status) signing immigration documents
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $444K | $438K | — | — | $8.3M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $298K | $284K | — | — | $6.9M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $278K | $266K | — | — | $5.6M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $240K | $211K | — | — | $5M |
| 2020 | $873K | $269K | $259K | — | — | $5.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 1 qualified donee:
- Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Sub-Dicese of Canada$24K
Received $48 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gebremedhin Yohannes (chairman); Fesehaye Kifle (vice chairman); Hiwet Kifleyesus (treasurer); Henok Teweldemedhin (equipment manager); Daniel Yemane (secretary); Yonas Haile (public relations); Abel Gebreyesus (building manager).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo St. Michael Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813702271RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.