The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Ottawa Montréal & Eastern Canada
Charitable organization · Montreal, Quebec · BN 804829729RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,044,915) as filed with the CRA.
The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Ottawa Montréal & Eastern Canada is a charitable organization based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 35% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $29K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $1.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1-religious activities such as liturgy and sacraments pastor work and bible prayer meeting baptism confirmation and death prayers . 2-group activities such as cultural clubs sports religious plays bazaars social gathering trips and similar activities. 3-social services to members supporting orthodox schools or similar organisms and youth activities. 4-using the owned and leasing premises by funding preparing and executing activities by members. 5-providing general management governance direction and control over the coptic orthodox churches in the coptic orthodox dio…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1M | $988K | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $899K | $852K | — | $61K | $2M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $758K | $721K | — | $70K | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $949K | $427K | $400K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $268K | $239K | — | $5,000 | $906K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $29K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$211K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Boulos Ad Wageeh Wise Mousa Kalad (president); Raphael Bichara (administrateur); Shahir Guindi (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Ottawa Montréal & Eastern Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 804829729RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.