The Diocese of the Arctic
Charitable organization · Yellowknife, Northwest Territories · BN 130402019RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,541,342) as filed with the CRA.
The Diocese of the Arctic is a charitable organization based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $3.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 76% from other charities. In 2024, 35 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $398K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 22 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $152K in 2024, the largest being $143K to The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Carry out religious activities Christian mission and outreach to communities throughout the Northwest Territories Nunavut and the Nunavik region of Quebec including but not limited to the following; 1. Support and development of Christian congregations in those communities especially through the operation of places of worship and parish halls in the Anglican tradition providing weekly worship services and ongoing pastoral care. 2. Training of new clergy and lay leaders including operation of a training college for ministers. 3. Running diocese-wide ministry including ministries to yout…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $3.5M | $3.3M | — | — | $20.3M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $3M | $2.3M | $25K | $152K | $12M |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $3M | $2.6M | — | — | $11.5M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $3M | $2.8M | $0 | $0 | $9.8M |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3M | $2.4M | — | — | $9.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $152K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $398K from 35 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$66K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$49K
- Canadahelps Canadon$45K
- Canadahelps Canadon$45K
- St. Francis Anglican Church - Arviat Nunavut$30K
- ST John's Anglican Church$29K
- The Highbury Foundation$25K
- All Saints Anglican Parish$18K
- Saint John's School of Alberta Legacy Foundation$17K
- United Way of Northwest Territories$11K
- Alongside Hope Auprès de l'espoir$10K
- The Diocesan Synod of Fredericton$10K
- The Parish of ST Simon and ST Jude$8,202
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$7,546
- St. Matthew's Church Fort McPherson NT$7,216
- Abundance Canada$5,000
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$4,000
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$2,968
- ST-David's Church Anglican Church of Canada$2,600
- Prayer Book Society of Canada-Ottawa Branch$2,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,137
- Farringdon Independent Church$2,000
- ST Peters Charitable Foundation$1,000
- Church of ST John the Evangelist$700
- Trinity Anglican Church$600
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions22
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alexander Pryor (executive director); Alex Mulooki (finance officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Diocese of the Arctic’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130402019RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.