Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver
Charitable organization · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 118849470RR0021 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,900,425) as filed with the CRA.
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $883K in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,392.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $19K in 2024, the largest being $14K to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $398K in 2020 to $883K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Hold catholic workshop services several times a week. 2. Provide ministries for men women youth and children several times a month for the purpose of advancing roman catholic worship instruction and ministry. 3. Provide pastoral care.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $883K | $2.9M | $2.9M | — | $19K | -$223K |
| 2023 | $672K | $443K | $395K | — | $25K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $461K | $394K | $332K | — | $62K | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $421K | $317K | $264K | $227 | $23K | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $398K | $354K | $200K | — | $123K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $19K to 3 qualified donees:
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$14K
- The Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese$4,910
- The Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese$500
Received $5,392 from 3 charities:
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$5,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$200
- Canadahelps Canadon$192
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nicholas Meisl (pastor); J. Michael Miller (archbishop of vancouver); Gregory Smith (vicar general); Sean O'Brien (chief financial officer); Jennifer Triste (controller); Joseph Thoai Le (chancellor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118849470RR0021), or read how we compute the receipt.