Merso Ahemar ST Michael Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 896449907RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($216,132) as filed with the CRA.
Merso Ahemar ST Michael Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $241K in revenue and $216K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,079.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $142K in 2020 to $241K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To preach and advance the teaching of the orthodox tewahdo faith and the religious tenets doctrines observance and culture associated with that faith; - to establish maintain and support a house of worship and services conducted in accordance with tenets and doctrines of the orthodox tewahdo faith; - to support and maintain mission and missionaries in order to propagate the orthodox tewahdo faith; - to establish and maintain religious school of instruction for children youth and adults.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $241K | $216K | $163K | $21K | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $237K | $197K | $141K | $17K | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $205K | $161K | $119K | $16K | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $177K | $135K | $108K | $1,753 | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $142K | $114K | $91K | $1,926 | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,079 from 2 charities:
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 positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$64K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Solomon (chairman); Kifle Kahsay (vice chairman); Filmon Abraha (secretary); Teclemariam Berhane (financial officer); Elias Gebreselassie (treasurer); Mehrteab Ghebrezghi (board member); Esayas Seyoum (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Merso Ahemar ST Michael Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896449907RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.