Prairie Centre for Ecumenism
Charitable organization · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 107956633RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($55,679) as filed with the CRA.
Prairie Centre for Ecumenism is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $50K in revenue and $56K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 54% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $54K.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Grace Westminster United Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Promoting and facilitating christian unity across denominations by providing programs retreats workshops and conferences for ecumenical education. The publication of ecumenical materials and promoting inter-church dialogue. Understanding and co-operation and inter-religious encounters.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50K | $56K | $43K | — | $1,000 | $90K |
| 2023 | $75K | $47K | $40K | — | $750 | $93K |
| 2022 | $34K | $44K | $37K | — | — | $66K |
| 2021 | $70K | $34K | — | — | — | $76K |
| 2020 | $46K | $33K | $32K | — | — | $41K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $54K from 12 charities:
- Episcopal Corporation of Saskatoon$38K
- The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem in Canada l'Ordre Militaire et Hospitalier de Saint-Lazare-De-Jerusalem au Canada$6,000
- Saskatchewan Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Inc.$2,000
- Presbytery of Northern Saskatchewan$2,000
- The Diocese of Saskatoon$2,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,512
- Living Skies Regional Council - the United Church of Canada$1,000
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation$500
- ST. Paul's United Church$500
- McClure United Church$185
- Society of the Sacred Heart (canada) /societe du Sacre-Coeur(canada)—
- The Sisters of the Presentation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$35K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Nordick (board chair); Martha Fergusson (finance chair); Stewart Millar (board member); Murray Patzwald (board member); Brian Maitland (board member); Roberto Desandoli (board member); Munyengetero Mtata (board member); Mary-Louise Ternier (board member); Joseph Salihu (board member); Mary-Jean Dewald (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Prairie Centre for Ecumenism’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107956633RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.