Gardens of Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 118935246RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,225,494) as filed with the CRA.
Gardens of Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $10.3M in revenue and $6.2M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $150.
Compared with 34 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 28 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $60K in 2024, the largest being $60K to The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4.2M in 2020 to $10.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The advancement of catholic worship with instruction and ministry of providing cemetery and mausoleum facilities within a catholic context. Distribution of literature explaining and purpose of catholic cemeteries and its benefits. Providing religious services of the catholic church to members of the archdiocese of vancouver and its religious communities. Parish presentations estate planning and giving programs cemetery prayer and spiritual events. Outreach programs on death and dying and preparing for end of life.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.3M | $6.2M | $6.2M | — | — | $486K |
| 2023 | $9.6M | $6.3M | $5.7M | $0 | $6,330 | — |
| 2022 | $5.7M | $4.9M | $4.2M | — | — | -$2.4M |
| 2021 | $6.3M | $4.4M | — | — | — | -$3.3M |
| 2020 | $4.2M | $1.5M | — | — | — | -$5.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $60K to 1 qualified donee:
- The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$60K
Received $150 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,99918 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions28
- Total compensation, all staff$2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Nobes (director); Sean O'Brien (rcav director of finance); James Brokowski (rcav delegate for operations).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gardens of Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118935246RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.