The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson
Charitable organization · Penticton, British Columbia · BN 108094392RR0029 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($406,145) as filed with the CRA.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson is a charitable organization based in Penticton, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $429K in revenue and $406K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $47K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $23K to The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Provide religious instruction & facilities for adults and children to grow in faith. Support various works within the community. Support of various works of charity within the community. St. Ann's has full-time-employees as well as over 100 volunteers on a weekly basis who dedicate their time & effort without reumeneration. Provide youth programs marriage counseling catholic women's league knights of columbus st. Vincent de paul (food bank).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $429K | $406K | $324K | — | $24K | $635K |
| 2023 | $417K | $376K | $290K | — | $30K | $611K |
| 2022 | $435K | $345K | $256K | — | $37K | $570K |
| 2021 | $446K | $325K | $253K | — | $19K | $480K |
| 2020 | $382K | $246K | $168K | — | $25K | $359K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 3 qualified donees:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$23K
- Chalice (Canada)$888
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$150
Received $47K from 5 charities:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$42K
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,554
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,215
- Nelson Diocese Catholic Renewal Service$200
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$73
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$104K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nella Todd (finance); Neil Lustado (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 108094392RR0029), or read how we compute the receipt.