Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 118849470RR0003 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,753,272) as filed with the CRA.
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.8M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $180K in 2024, the largest being $112K to Archdiocese of Vancouver. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.4M in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Hold catholic worship services several times a week 2. Provide ministries for men women youth and children several 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 | $2.3M | $2.8M | $2.5M | $54K | $180K | -$1.9M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $2M | $1.8M | $2,168 | $183K | -$2.1M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $952K | $809K | $1,768 | $92K | -$2M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $3.2M | $2.9M | — | $247K | -$2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $180K to 5 qualified donees:
- Archdiocese of Vancouver$112K
- Cisva-Holy Cross Regional Secondary School$37K
- Cisva-ST. Matthew's Elementary School$29K
- Cisva-Cloverdale Catholic School$1,400
- Cisva-Our Lady of Good Counsel$820
Received $19K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$262K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tien Tran (pastor); J. Michael Miller (archbishop of vancouver); Gregory Smith (vicar general); Sean O'Brien (director of finance); Triste Jennifer (controller); Joseph Thoai Le.
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 118849470RR0003), or read how we compute the receipt.