Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Ontario
Charitable organization · Kingston, Ontario · BN 107505042RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,275,575) as filed with the CRA.
Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Ontario is a charitable organization based in Kingston, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.7M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 26 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $627K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $169K in 2024, the largest being $140K to The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Operation of a wide range of charitable and pastoral activities at the congregational parish deanery and diocesan levels including financial support of the anglican church in canada including: pastoral support adult christian education children and youth ministries social justice advocacy and chaplaincy programs carried out in hospitals universities and correctional institutions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.7M | $3.3M | $2.8M | — | $169K | $7.2M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3M | $2.7M | — | $29K | $5.9M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $3.1M | $2.5M | — | $366K | $5.5M |
| 2021 | $5M | $2.8M | $2.3M | — | $322K | $7.3M |
| 2020 | $3.1M | $2.3M | $2.2M | — | — | $5.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $169K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $627K from 26 charities:
- ST. George's Cathedral$109K
- ST James' Anglican Church$67K
- Canadahelps Canadon$44K
- Canadahelps Canadon$44K
- The Anglican Parish of: Christ Church Cataraqui$34K
- Anglican Parish of Tyendinaga$34K
- ST Paul's Church Brockville$34K
- ST Peters Anglican Church$32K
- The Anglican Parish of Trenton$31K
- ST. John the Evangelist Church$30K
- ST James Memorial Anglican Church$30K
- Anglican Parish of North Hastings$17K
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada$15K
- ST Luke's Church$15K
- The Anglican Parish of Leeds Rear$14K
- Anglican Parish of Heart of Hastings$13K
- The Anglican Parish of Kitley$13K
- Parish of Frankford$11K
- Trinity Parish$11K
- The Parish of Newboro-Westport$9,348
- The Anglican Parish of Wolfe Island$8,412
- The Anglican Parish of Oxford$5,062
- Aqueduct Foundation$4,000
- Community Foundation for Kingston & Area$500
- The Anglican Parish of St. Alban's Odessa$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$809K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wayne Varley (archdeacon); Alex Pierson (chief financial officer); David Selzer (archdeacon); William Cliff (diocesan bishop); Greg Best (chancellor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107505042RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.