Synod of the Diocese of Edmonton
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 108061441RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,976,940) as filed with the CRA.
Synod of the Diocese of Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.4M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 29 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $403K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 29 qualified donees totalling $731K in 2024, the largest being $231K to Anglican Church of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.7M in 2020 to $5.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 22 names.
In its own words
The Synod of the Diocese of Edmonton coordinates regional and parish programs offers clergy and lay development seminars and provides financial directional and administrative support to parishes in related activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4M | $2M | $847K | — | $731K | $11.2M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $795K | — | $841K | $7.8M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $2M | $1.1M | — | $646K | $7.8M |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $1.9M | $1.1M | — | $566K | $8.4M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1M | — | $360K | $7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $731K to 29 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Anglican Church of Canada$231K
- Anglican Parish of ST. Margaret Edmonton$221K
- ST Paul's Anglican Church$77K
- ST. Saviour's Anglican Church$32K
- All Saints' Cathedral$32K
- Inner City Pastoral Ministry Committee$29K
- Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land$16K
- ST Thomas Anglican Church$13K
- ST John's Anglican Church$9,607
- ST. Thomas Anglican Church$9,060
- Holy Trinity Church (anglican)$8,855
- Church of the Good Shepherd$8,570
- The Anglican Parish of Christ Church$8,292
- ST. Columba's Anglican Parish$6,080
- ST. Peter's Anglican Church$5,229
- ST. Timothy's Anglican Church$5,060
- ST. George's Anglican Church$4,150
- ST. Mary's Anglican Church$3,264
- Immanuel Anglican Church$2,188
- ST Augustine's Anglican Church$2,063
- ST David's Anglican Church$2,048
- ST. George's Anglican Church$1,481
- ST. Philip's Anglican Church$1,102
- ST. Mary's Anglican Church$1,087
- ST-Michaels and All Angels Anglican Church$840
Received $403K from 29 charities:
- Holy Trinity Church (anglican)$72K
- The Anglican Parish of Christ Church$58K
- ST Paul's Anglican Church$41K
- ST Matthew's Anglican Church$32K
- Anglican Parish of ST. Margaret Edmonton$31K
- Church of the Good Shepherd$30K
- ST. Timothy's Anglican Church$20K
- ST. George's Anglican Church$20K
- ST. Peter's Anglican Church$15K
- ST. Luke's Anglican Church$11K
- ST. Mary and ST. George Anglican Church$10K
- ST-Michaels and All Angels Anglican Church$9,923
- ST. George's Anglican Church$7,968
- ST. Mary's Anglican Church$7,140
- The Synod of the Diocese of Calgary$5,000
- ST. Columba's Anglican Parish$4,548
- ST. Patrick's Anglican Church$4,320
- Saint John's School of Alberta Legacy Foundation$4,100
- Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land$3,500
- Emmanuel Anglican Church$3,000
- ST Mary's Anglican Church$2,592
- Avenue Christian Reformed Church of Edmonton Alberta$2,500
- ST. Mary Abbots Anglican Church$2,118
- Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action Society$2,000
- Holy Cross Anglican Church$1,510
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
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$700K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Meek (vice-president); Cathy Armstrong (director); Travis Enright (director); John Gee (secretary-treasurer); Stephen London (president and bishop); Jordan Ware (vice-president); Robert Reynolds (vice-chancellor); Mikaela Hanley (director); Emily Stephen-Garneau (director); Derek Ware (director); Scott Belamisca (director); Scott Sharman (director); Chelsy Bouwman (vice-president); Andreas Sigrist (director); Jordan Giggey (director); Robert Betty (director); Suzanne Oswald (director); Bruce Simpson (director); Brian Ault (director); Jonathan Crane (vice-president); Morgan Cromarty (director); Lisa Wojna (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Synod of the Diocese of Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108061441RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.