Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 129144549RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($680,877) as filed with the CRA.
Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $656K in revenue and $681K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $178K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $104K in 2024, the largest being $80K to The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Baptismal Ministry 2. Training 3. Highway Paper 4. Regional Programming 5. Evangelism 6. Education for Ministry 7. Diocesan Archives 8. Kootenay Forward fund 9. Sorrento Centre 10. Vancouver School of Theology 11. Youth 12. Operation of 46 Congregations in S. E. BC 13. Primate's World Relief & Development Fund
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $656K | $681K | $681K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $779K | $251K | — | $196K | $7.2M |
| 2022 | $290K | $878K | — | — | $149K | $6.6M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $736K | — | — | $262K | $7M |
| 2020 | $917K | $257K | — | — | $257K | $6.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $104K to 7 qualified donees:
- The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada$80K
- The Anglican Provincial Synod of British Columbia$14K
- The Church of ST John the Evangelist$3,000
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$3,000
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$1,500
- Sorrento Centre Anglican Church of Canada$1,500
- Vancouver School of Theology$1,500
Received $178K from 19 charities:
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$53K
- The Synod of the Diocese of Calgary$38K
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$19K
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$15K
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$9,504
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$9,015
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$9,000
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$6,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,262
- Alongside Hope Auprès de l'espoir$5,000
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$3,000
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$2,400
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$1,500
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$1,177
- Christ Church Parish Vancouver B.C.$1,000
- Vancouver Foundation$849
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$300
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$120
- Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay$50
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$401K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lynne McNaughton (bishop & chair); George Holland (chancellor); Christopher Parsons (executive archdeacon); Deborah Wieve (vice-chancellor registrar); Sheila Nelson (treasurer); Lyn Longair (lay secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Synod of the Diocese of Kootenay’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129144549RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.