The Bishop of Victoria
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 129950804RR0027 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($506,991) as filed with the CRA.
The Bishop of Victoria is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $446K in revenue and $507K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $76K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 84% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $23K in 2024, the largest being $11K to The Bishop of Victoria. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. We hold religious services several times a week. 2. We provide ministries for children youth men and women weekly/monthly. 3. We give pastoral care to members of the parish. 4. We run religious education programs for children youth and adults. 5. We donate funds to denomination headquarters for national and international missionary activties.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $446K | $507K | $481K | — | $23K | $7.8M |
| 2023 | $463K | $484K | $415K | — | $16K | $7.8M |
| 2022 | $430K | $583K | $563K | — | $17K | $7.9M |
| 2021 | $501K | $494K | $480K | — | $9,732 | $8M |
| 2020 | $393K | $430K | $372K | — | $10K | $8.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $23K to 6 qualified donees:
Received $76K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$150K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Redchurch (council chair); Susan Herman (council member); Florence Mackay (council member); Barbara Shenton (council member); Dennis Smith (council member); Benson Asuming (pastor).
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 129950804RR0027), or read how we compute the receipt.