Hohite Semay ST. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church
Charitable organization · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 814517074RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($208,558) as filed with the CRA.
Hohite Semay ST. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $539K in revenue and $209K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $313K in 2020 to $539K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Local Outreach Religious Fellowship & Auxillary Organization Cultural programs Including Heritage langugage Bible Study for Adults & Kids Nursery programs Sunday School & Continuing education (excluding Day Care) Organizing summer camp programes
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $539K | $209K | $192K | $6,803 | — | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $552K | $186K | $160K | $14K | — | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $445K | $143K | $112K | $16K | $5,150 | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $422K | $190K | $128K | $12K | $19K | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $313K | $107K | $68K | $6,754 | $7,000 | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $50 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$67K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aba Ezra Amare Mulaw Mulaw (chairman); Belay Geletu Geletu (vice chairman); Belay (Phd) Derza Gaga (secretary); Sisay Kahsay Ambachew (finance & property director); Getachew Girma (treasurer); Berhan Teklu (social affairs); Rahel Korse (sunday school coordinator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hohite Semay ST. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814517074RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.