The Church of the Ascension
Charitable organization · Sudbury, Ontario · BN 119227130RR0002 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($181,553) as filed with the CRA.
The Church of the Ascension is a charitable organization based in Sudbury, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $175K in revenue and $182K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $8,059.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $112K in 2024, the largest being $111K to The Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Algoma. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly services provide ministries pastoral care bible studies and outreach.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $175K | $182K | $59K | — | $112K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $173K | $187K | $63K | — | $107K | $2M |
| 2022 | $153K | $181K | $63K | — | $107K | $2M |
| 2021 | $164K | $132K | $74K | — | $54K | $2M |
| 2020 | $186K | $217K | $97K | — | $117K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $112K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $8,059 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,059
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$95K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeffery Hooper (rector); Cathy Dionne (treasurer); Jane Cox (indigenous relations); Kathryn Greenidge (member at large); Thelma Smith (member at large); Jennifer Ames (warden); Pat Cunningham (warden); Paul Baskcomb (member at large); Marie Vitone (outreach); Brent Leigh (warden); Pippa Howard (assistant treasurer); Gary Bate (member at large); Caitlin Germond (vestry clerk); Jesse Clapperton (youth ministry); Pete Marshall (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Church of the Ascension’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119227130RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.