The Bishop of Victoria
Charitable organization · Sooke, British Columbia · BN 129950804RR0029 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($224,953) as filed with the CRA.
The Bishop of Victoria is a charitable organization based in Sooke, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $201K in revenue and $225K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 39% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $80K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $2,625 in 2024, the largest being $1,200 to Society of St. Vincent De Paul of Vancouver Island. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1. We hold religious services several times a week 2. We provide ministries for children youth and adults wuch as baptisms weddings & funerals 3. We run religious education programs for children youth and adults
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $201K | $225K | $154K | — | $2,625 | $542K |
| 2023 | $154K | $188K | $125K | — | $450 | $588K |
| 2022 | $139K | $183K | $176K | — | $600 | $623K |
| 2021 | $124K | $159K | $147K | — | $600 | $667K |
| 2020 | $143K | $174K | $164K | — | $2,015 | $698K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,625 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $80K 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$53K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Scott Whittemore (parish priest); Siobhan Koumparos (finance committee chairperson); Jay Cabrera (ppc chairperson); Irene Green (bookkeeper).
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 129950804RR0029), or read how we compute the receipt.