Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 107909939RR0076 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,539,202) as filed with the CRA.
Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $17.3M in revenue and $12.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 78 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.7M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 45 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 38 qualified donees totalling $3M in 2024, the largest being $1.3M to RC Diocese of Calgary. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8M in 2020 to $17.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1. Working in cooperation with canadian conference of catholic bishops and our parishes to further our faith in southern alberta national and internationally. Providing a place for worship prayer and reflection. 3. Modelling christ's teachings and inviting others to follow jesus by giving religious instruction classes to prospective catholics. 4. Teaching core values principles and beliefs of the roman catholic church through adult and youth religious education programs. Preparing for and celebrating the sacraments of the roman catholic religion. 6. Relieving poverty through community outre…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.3M | $12.5M | $6.2M | — | $3M | $45.2M |
| 2023 | $14.5M | $11.6M | $5.9M | — | $2.2M | $41.7M |
| 2022 | $10.1M | $11.4M | $6.1M | — | $3M | $39.5M |
| 2021 | $10.1M | $9.5M | $3.9M | — | $4.2M | $43.6M |
| 2020 | $8M | $7.7M | $4.8M | $18K | $820K | $44.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3M to 38 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- RC Diocese of Calgary$1.3M
- Indigenous Reconciliation Fund$600K
- Concacan Inc.$197K
- The Society for the Propagation of the Faith for Canada English Sector$101K
- Commissariat de Terre Sainte au Canada/commissariat of the Holy Land in Canada$96K
- Concacan Inc.$88K
- The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division$70K
- Calgary Catholic Immigration Society$70K
- Pontificial Association of the Holy Childhood of Canada$69K
- Concacan Inc.$64K
- Organisation Catholique Canadienne pour le Développement et la Paix$55K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$30K
- St. Mary's University$30K
- ST. Albert the Great Catholic Parish$26K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$24K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$22K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$20K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$14K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$13K
- All Saints Roman Catholic Parish$12K
- St. Mary's University$12K
- Newman Theological College ST. Josephs Seminary$12K
- The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division$12K
- L'Arche Association of Calgary$10K
- The Cardus Institute$10K
Received $2.7M from 78 charities:
- ST. Bonaventure Parish$265K
- All Saints Roman Catholic Parish$202K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$126K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$120K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$117K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$102K
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Parish$101K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$92K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$91K
- ST. Thomas More Parish$76K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$74K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$68K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$64K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$62K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$51K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$51K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$50K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$48K
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church$47K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$47K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$47K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$46K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$46K
- RC Diocese of Calgary$44K
- The Calgary Foundation$43K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions45
- Total compensation, all staff$3.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William McGrattan (bishop); Wilbert Chin Jon (member/moderator); John Deausy (member); Deb Osiowy (member); Kevin Tumback (member/vicar general); Tom Hodson (member); Don Verdonck (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107909939RR0076), or read how we compute the receipt.