The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson
Charitable organization · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 108094392RR0026 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($283,902) as filed with the CRA.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson is a charitable organization based in Nelson, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $304K in revenue and $284K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 5 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 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2024, the largest being $13K to The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The primary purpose of the parish is to provide religious instruction and the celebration of religious ritual. To provide the facilities staff & programs for children and adults to grow in faith. To support the various works of charity organized within the parish & the community at large.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $304K | $284K | $236K | — | $15K | $477K |
| 2023 | $268K | $276K | $212K | — | $37K | $456K |
| 2022 | $279K | $351K | $309K | — | $16K | $464K |
| 2021 | $230K | $391K | $351K | — | $14K | $537K |
| 2020 | $452K | $224K | $160K | — | $33K | $698K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15K to 2 qualified donees:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$13K
- The Catholic Independent Schools of Nelson Diocese$2,000
Received $66K from 5 charities:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$60K
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,621
- Osprey Community Foundation$1,562
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$579
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$459
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$97K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Wiest (director); Pat Severyn (finance chair); George Commandeur (director); Jojo Augustine (pastor); Michael Hoher (director); Geraldine Melnechuk (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 108094392RR0026), or read how we compute the receipt.