The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson
Charitable organization · Cranbrook, British Columbia · BN 108094392RR0010 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($299,246) as filed with the CRA.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson is a charitable organization based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $360K in revenue and $299K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $66K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $14K to The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Worship services 7 days/week 2. Provide pastoral care 3. Outreach care providing food clothing and fellowship 4. Religious instruction for baptism confirmation and marriage 5. Religious instruction for adults and children 6. Provide locations for regional recycling and the grow community garden
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $360K | $299K | $254K | — | $14K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $297K | $284K | $232K | — | $27K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $261K | $247K | $199K | — | $27K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $252K | $233K | $194K | — | $18K | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $257K | $229K | $174K | — | $25K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 1 qualified donee:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$14K
Received $66K from 2 charities:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$57K
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,576
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$86K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Zimmer (director); Rezin Butalid (director); Praveen Jacob (director); Rex Velmonte (priest); Michael Murphy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108094392RR0010), or read how we compute the receipt.