The Bishop of Victoria
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 129950804RR0028 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($554,354) as filed with the CRA.
The Bishop of Victoria is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $537K in revenue and $554K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,236 in 2024, the largest being $3,236 to The Bishop of Victoria. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $309K in 2020 to $537K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
We hold religious services several times weekly. We provide ministries for children youth men women and families on a weekly and monthly basis. We give pastoral care to members of the parish both on site and in their homes. We run faith formation programs for children and adults. We donate funds to diocesan headquarters for national and international activities as well as support other charitable organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $537K | $554K | $482K | — | $3,236 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $646K | $563K | $490K | $6,130 | $12K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $350K | $345K | $309K | — | $3,978 | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $406K | $388K | $351K | — | $2,153 | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $309K | $355K | $308K | — | $2,897 | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,236 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Bishop of Victoria$3,236
Received $13K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$246K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harrison Ayre (priest/administrator); Brian Chatwin (finance chair); Stephen Boogaards (finance committee member); Dominic Petraroia (finance committee member); Brennan Baart (finance committee member); Neil Browning (finance committee member); Maria Jerome (ppc chair); Carol Evans (ppc member); Frances Honsinger (ppc member); Francis Ihezouh (ppc member); Lee Macdonald (ppc member); Nathaniel Wynans (ppc member); Callum McKenzie (ppc member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bishop of Victoria’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129950804RR0028), or read how we compute the receipt.