St. Alphonsa Syro Malabar Catholic Church Vancouver
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 757966320RR0013 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($356,423) as filed with the CRA.
St. Alphonsa Syro Malabar Catholic Church 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 $413K in revenue and $356K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $6,020 in 2024, the largest being $6,020 to Eparchy of Mississauga. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $99K in 2020 to $413K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
The parish is dedicated to fostering spiritual growth through the advancement of syro-malabar catholic religious worship instruction and ministry to both parishioners and the community at large. In this respect the parish; holds worship services on weekends provides catechesis and sacramental preparation provides pastoral care to the sick dying and those in grief gives spiritual guidance to the individuals and families organizes special days for parish retreats and activities and assists the needy and homeless in its neighbourhood.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $413K | $356K | $247K | $60K | $6,020 | $677K |
| 2023 | $353K | $155K | $119K | $4,755 | $1,190 | $621K |
| 2022 | $342K | $114K | $69K | $22K | — | $423K |
| 2021 | $190K | $118K | $58K | $51K | — | $195K |
| 2020 | $99K | $63K | $53K | $4,464 | — | $124K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,020 to 1 qualified donee:
- Eparchy of Mississauga$6,020
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$39K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lijo Jose (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from St. Alphonsa Syro Malabar Catholic Church Vancouver’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 757966320RR0013), or read how we compute the receipt.