The Cathedral Church of ST. James
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119176923RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,526,876) as filed with the CRA.
The Cathedral Church of ST. James is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.8M in revenue and $4.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $366K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $103K in 2024, the largest being $45K to Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.7M in 2020 to $5.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
St. James cathedral through its clergy staff and volunteer provides servies and space that are integral part of its commuinity. This includes weekly religious services educational and spiritual program bible study refugee sponsorship cemetery services weekly drop-in pastoral care and music concerts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.8M | $4.5M | $2.5M | $4,475 | $98K | $37.8M |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $4.2M | $4.1M | — | $64K | $36M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $3.6M | $2M | $234 | $66K | $35.3M |
| 2021 | $5.2M | $3.4M | $1.9M | $1,734 | $124K | $37.5M |
| 2020 | $3.7M | $3.8M | $2.1M | $1,734 | $193K | $35.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $103K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $366K from 14 charities:
- The Bishop Snell Foundation$220K
- Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto$35K
- Aqueduct Foundation$25K
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$21K
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$16K
- Canadahelps Canadon$10K
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$10K
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$10K
- The Hope Charitable Foundation$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$8,000
- ST. George's Society of Toronto Charitable Trust Fund$4,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,085
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$1,080
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada-$4,900
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stephen Hance (rector); Sarah Mackinnon (warden); Robert Hart (warden); Kate Uchendu (warden); David Gates (warden); Susan So (executive director); Sandra Mowat (warden); Mary Hopperton (warden).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cathedral Church of ST. James’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119176923RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.