The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 108094392RR0020 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($644,654) 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 christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $727K in revenue and $645K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $57K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $30K in 2024, the largest being $25K to The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Religious education & programs for children youth & adults youth & family programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $727K | $645K | $520K | — | $30K | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $726K | $898K | $627K | — | $181K | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $878K | $706K | $570K | — | $61K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $794K | $626K | $473K | — | $62K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $705K | $661K | $452K | — | $108K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $30K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $57K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$267K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gerry Fee (parish council chair); Maurice Okolie (pastor).
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 108094392RR0020), or read how we compute the receipt.