The Monastery of Mount Carmel
Publicly funded institution · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 129759940RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($6,492,545) as filed with the CRA.
The Monastery of Mount Carmel is a charitable organization based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $7.1M in revenue and $6.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from donations. In 2024, 23 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The monastery of mount carmel welcomes people of all faith traditions who seek spiritual growth and personal enrichment. We honour the individual and respect diversity. In the carmelite spiritual tradition of hospitality we endeavour to provide a sacred space enhanced by the beauties of creation where one may encounter god. The monastery of mount carmel supports the education of those pursing vocations to the priesthood and religious life; the monastery of mount carmel offers spiritual direction and devotions for roman catholics such as daily celebration of mass; religious retreats; works…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.1M | $6.5M | $4.1M | $298K | — | $8.2M |
| 2023 | $6.2M | $6.4M | $4.2M | $408K | — | $7.6M |
| 2022 | $6.1M | $5.9M | $4.1M | $558K | — | $7.8M |
| 2021 | $6.4M | $5M | $3.4M | $341K | — | $8M |
| 2020 | $5.3M | $5.4M | $3.5M | $505K | — | $6.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 23 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$13K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$5,658
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$2,141
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,091
- Conam Charitable Foundation$1,000
- BenefAction Foundation$500
- Carmen and Frances d'Intino Charitable Trust$490
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$407
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$359
- The Sisters of Social Service$200
- The Reverend E.J. D'Intino Charitable Trust$160
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$160
- The Loretto Ladies' Colleges and Schools$150
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$138
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$97
- The Carmelite Sisters at Markham Incorporated$80
- Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in Ontario$50
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$50
- Catholic Girls' School of Greater Toronto$30
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Labrador$25
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
- Les Missionnaires Oblates de Saint-Boniface—
- The Sisters of the Presentation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carl Markelz (president and chairman); Joseph Atcher (treasurer); Gerard Power (secretary); Clifford Sexton (director); Michael Wastag (director); Joyson George (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Monastery of Mount Carmel’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129759940RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.