Our Lady of Mercy Parish
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 119109817RR0125 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($512,370) as filed with the CRA.
Our Lady of Mercy Parish is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $547K in revenue and $512K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $48K in 2024, the largest being $45K to The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of London in Ontario. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We run religious programs such as rcia. Youth group and children's liturgy. We provide ministries for women men youth and children.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $547K | $512K | $428K | $4 | $48K | $173K |
| 2023 | $522K | $433K | $386K | — | $47K | $139K |
| 2022 | $397K | $417K | $328K | — | $54K | $50K |
| 2021 | $474K | $427K | $319K | — | $53K | -$78K |
| 2020 | $499K | $365K | $292K | — | $33K | -$124K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $48K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $10K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$202K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Jane (parish administrator); Andrew Jones (finance chairperson); Louis Guimond (business manager).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Our Lady of Mercy Parish’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119109817RR0125), or read how we compute the receipt.