The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops Our Lady of the Valley Parish
Charitable organization · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 106880073RR0012 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($180,809) as filed with the CRA.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops Our Lady of the Valley Parish is a charitable organization based in Vernon, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $256K in revenue and $181K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,422.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2024, the largest being $6,761 to The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Hold catholic worship services on a daily basis. 2. Provide ministries for men women youth and children on a regular basis for the purpose of advancing roman catholic religious worship instruction and ministry. 3. Provide pastoral care for the parish. 4. Support st.james catholic school in vernon.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $256K | $181K | $137K | — | $15K | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $235K | $200K | $157K | — | $18K | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $232K | $197K | $157K | — | $15K | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $167K | $234K | $151K | — | $62K | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $171K | $147K | $138K | — | — | $3.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15K to 6 qualified donees:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops$6,761
- Catholic Independent Schools of Kamloops$5,079
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,000
- Vernon Upper Room Mission Society$1,000
- The Lumby Food Bank Society$500
- East Hill Community Reformed Church$500
Received $1,422 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$52K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hoan Nguyen (parish administrator/priest); Garry Pielak (finance member); Gord Adams (finance member); James Lockwood (finance member); Ewen Pitt (finance member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops Our Lady of the Valley Parish’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106880073RR0012), or read how we compute the receipt.