ST. Mark and ST. Mina Syriac Orthodox Church
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 136042884RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($264,955) as filed with the CRA.
ST. Mark and ST. Mina Syriac Orthodox Church is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $303K in revenue and $265K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations, 9% from government.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Weekly Divine Liturgy worship prayer on Sunday and some Friday. Children Sunday school and sports activities. Youth and young adult program and activities. Marriage and wedding services. Family and community advice and other activities. Other social services activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $303K | $265K | $180K | — | $2,000 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $258K | $287K | $152K | — | $62K | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $253K | $329K | $183K | $20K | $44K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $526K | $251K | $147K | $24K | $10K | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $292K | $99K | $90K | $6,651 | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
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$51K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shafir (bishop) Bahi (president); Andraws Ehsak (board of trustee member); Naser Hamami (board of trustee member); Bassam Ibrahim (board of trustee member); Yousif Khalil (board of trustee member); Gaby Korie (secretary); Carol Nazi (board of trustee member); Wisam Tawfik (treasurer); Randa Qubti (board of trustee member); Ebtesam Morad (board of trustee member); Haitham Kose (board of trustee member); Emad Abd-Al-Ahhad (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. Mark and ST. Mina Syriac Orthodox Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136042884RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.