The Catholic Parish of ST Joseph's Cathedral
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 133012039RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,104,795) as filed with the CRA.
The Catholic Parish of ST Joseph's Cathedral is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $3.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $484K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $74K in 2024, the largest being $62K to Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Teaching the Catholic Faith; Advancement of Religion; Provide daily worship services; provide pastoral care; Provide ministries for various ages.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $3.1M | $3M | — | $74K | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | $75K | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $2.2M | $2.1M | — | $95K | $4.6M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | $68K | $5.5M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | $70K | $5.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $74K to 7 qualified donees:
- Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton$62K
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$9,600
- The Marian Centre$1,000
- Alberta Life Issues Educational Society$500
- Edmonton Catholic Schools Foundation$500
- Sign of Hope Society$500
- Organisation Catholique Canadienne pour le Développement et la Paix$246
Received $484K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$552K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joseph Vadassery (rector).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Catholic Parish of ST Joseph's Cathedral’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133012039RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.