The Congregation of the Sisters of ST. John the Baptist (ontario)
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 119067676RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,996,457) as filed with the CRA.
The Congregation of the Sisters of ST. John the Baptist (ontario) is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 56% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $35K.
Compared with 81 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $2.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Operate daycare and kindergarden facilities in Hamilton and Waterdown. Maintain a Roman Catholic community of female non-cloistered religious persons.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2M | $1.8M | — | — | $8.7M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | — | $8.1M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0 | $0 | $7.1M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $6.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $35K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catherine Chilupe (president); Patricia Peters (secretary); Marykutty Kunmathu (vice-president); Lissy Kochakkadan (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Congregation of the Sisters of ST. John the Baptist (ontario)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119067676RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.