Knights of Columbus 3945 Charitable Trust
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 887894095RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($144,974) as filed with the CRA.
Knights of Columbus 3945 Charitable Trust is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $155K in revenue and $145K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $572.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $144K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $11K in 2020 to $155K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Support churches with funds for repairs renovations purchases and repairs of equipments ongoing support to religious communities who provides services to seniors the homeless and food banks. Providing volunteers and funds to operate youth programs such as summer day camps and basketball competition. Provides funds for various community activities dinners and brunch for seniors the mentally challenged youths and health organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $155K | $145K | — | — | $144K | $31K |
| 2023 | $131K | $131K | — | — | $131K | $21K |
| 2022 | $88K | $85K | — | — | $85K | $21K |
| 2021 | $21K | $4,549 | — | — | $4,500 | $18K |
| 2020 | $11K | $15K | — | — | $15K | $559 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $144K to 14 qualified donees:
- Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish$25K
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$20K
- Weston Area Emergency Services$15K
- St. John the Evangelist Parish$15K
- Capuchin Outreach to the Poor Parkdale$12K
- The Yonge Street Mission$10K
- Covenant House Toronto$10K
- Sisters of Life - Canada$10K
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Toronto in Canada$7,500
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of London in Ontario$7,500
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto in Canada$5,000
- The Shepherds' Trust$4,000
- Catholic Christian Outreach of Canada Inc$2,500
- Capuchins of Central Canada$1,000
Received $572 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Romey Sebastiampillai (grand knight); Derrick Lobo (deputy grand knight); Francisco Naar (chancellor); Rocco Gaultieri (financial secretary); Filippo Marchello (treasurer); Anthony Vaz (trustee); Steve Venere (trustee); John Frampton (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Knights of Columbus 3945 Charitable Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887894095RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.