St. Patrick's Church & Shrine Merlin
Charitable organization · Merlin, Ontario · BN 828362582RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($199,838) as filed with the CRA.
St. Patrick's Church & Shrine Merlin is a charitable organization based in Merlin, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $213K in revenue and $200K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $140.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $6,399 in 2024, the largest being $4,500 to Diocesan Commission on Missions Diocese of London. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1) to preach and advance the teachings of the roman catholic faith and the religious tenets doctrines observances and culture associated with the faith 2) to maintain and support a house of worship with services conducted in accordance with the tenets and doctrines of the roman catholic faith 3) to maintain and support a cemetery with services conducted in accordance with the tenets of the roman catholic faith 4) to support and maintain missions and missionaries in order to propogate the roman catholic faith 5) to maintain a religious school of instruction for children youths and ad…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $213K | $200K | $179K | — | $6,399 | $485K |
| 2023 | $222K | $150K | $135K | — | $5,494 | $471K |
| 2022 | $223K | $135K | $131K | $120 | $4,148 | $399K |
| 2021 | $204K | $160K | $160K | — | — | $311K |
| 2020 | $155K | $181K | $172K | $2,576 | $6,277 | $267K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,399 to 4 qualified donees:
Received $140 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Total compensation, all staff$18K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Van Zelst (director); George Lozon (director); Julia Jarecsni (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from St. Patrick's Church & Shrine Merlin’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828362582RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.