The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 108084658RR0030 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,526,314) as filed with the CRA.
The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $16M in revenue and $10.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 18% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 54 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.6M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 88 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $442K in 2024, the largest being $442K to The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.6M in 2020 to $16M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 21 names.
In its own words
Places of worship congregations parishes diocese etc. Missionary organization evangelism seminars and other religious places of worship
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16M | $10.5M | $10.1M | $34K | $442K | $25M |
| 2023 | $9.2M | $8.7M | $8.1M | $15K | $517K | $18.9M |
| 2022 | $5.6M | $7.8M | $7.2M | $49K | $588K | $15.5M |
| 2021 | $7.9M | $7.8M | $7.3M | $50K | $633K | $10.5M |
| 2020 | $6.6M | $6.4M | $5.9M | $52K | $518K | $8.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $442K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $1.6M from 54 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$174K
- Canadahelps Canadon$174K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$118K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$112K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$107K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$88K
- Church of the Good Shepherd with Holy Trinity Church$72K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$64K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$60K
- The Cathedral Hill Foundation$60K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$59K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$53K
- Aqueduct Foundation$50K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$46K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$45K
- Prince Edward County Community Foundation$39K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$36K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$33K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$32K
- Wesley M Nicol Foundation$25K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$22K
- The Matt Foundation$20K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$19K
- The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa$17K
- BenefAction Foundation$13K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions88
- Total compensation, all staff$5.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shane Parker (bishop); Linda Hill (executive archdeacon); Elizabeth Bretzlaff (dean of ottawa); Henry Shultz (chancellor); George Kwari (member); Adam Brown (member); Monica Patten (member); Stephen Silverthorne (member); Matthew Brown (member); Marie Cheeseman (member); Alana McCord (member); Kate Jordan (member); Sanjay Grover (ministry); Lyoness Woodstock (member); Kathryn Fournier (member); Robert Hanson (member); Monice Stone (member); Rosemay Parker (member); Carol Carkner (member); Mary-Catherine Garden (member); Margaret Porter (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Incorporated Synod Of The Diocese Of Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108084658RR0030), or read how we compute the receipt.