The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 108094392RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($39,329) as filed with the CRA.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $49K in revenue and $39K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 35% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $17K in 2024, the largest being $17K to The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $18K in 2020 to $49K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The Diocesan Pastoral Council is a body operating under the authority of The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson. It is a voluntary and charitable organization directed within the territory of the Diocese of Nelson. It operates prayer ministry and other outreach services. It does not carry on any commercial business nor own property. It participates in the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $49K | $39K | $22K | — | $17K | $9,364 |
| 2023 | $38K | $38K | $28K | — | $10K | $9 |
| 2022 | $17K | $17K | $8,200 | — | $9,041 | $9 |
| 2021 | $18K | $18K | $5,700 | — | $13K | $9 |
| 2020 | $18K | $72K | $17K | — | $56K | $9 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $17K to 1 qualified donee:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$17K
Received $11K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gregory Bittman (bishop of nelson); Sebastian Puthenpura (vicar general); Cerlouie Jimenez (chancellor).
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 108094392RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.