The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson
Charitable organization · Fernie, British Columbia · BN 108094392RR0012 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($154,118) as filed with the CRA.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson is a charitable organization based in Fernie, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $263K in revenue and $154K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,891.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,975 in 2024, the largest being $5,975 to The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Religious activities with parish: Holy Sacraments adults/children religious education; spiritual support for shut ins; ministry to sick &poor general counselling; financial help to those in need; sponsor Syrian refugee; development of community garden.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $263K | $154K | $128K | — | $5,975 | $151K |
| 2023 | $139K | $168K | $139K | — | $8,863 | $42K |
| 2022 | $181K | $219K | $183K | — | $14K | $71K |
| 2021 | $233K | $420K | $373K | — | $13K | $108K |
| 2020 | $230K | $210K | $169K | — | $9,946 | $295K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,975 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$5,975
Received $3,891 from 2 charities:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$3,591
- Abundance Canada$300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$42K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Angelika Pace (finance committee member); John Pallone (finance committee member); Regina Vinge (director); Thomas Kakkaniyil (pastor); Colin Lynch (council chair); Wayne Warner (council member).
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 108094392RR0012), or read how we compute the receipt.