The Shepherds' Trust
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 894164987RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,891,572) as filed with the CRA.
The Shepherds' Trust is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $16.1M in revenue and $4.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 218 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.5M.
Compared with 158 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $10.2M in 2020 to $16.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The charity attends to the needs of the infirm and elderly clergy of the roman catholic episcopoal corporation for the diocese of toronto in canada. In particular this involves: -provision of food and shelter allowance -provision of health care benefits including special nursing care institutional or in-house as needed. -counseling and assistance for those living independently.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.1M | $4.9M | $4M | $19K | $72K | $105.8M |
| 2023 | $14.2M | $4.7M | $3.9M | $13K | $45K | $94.7M |
| 2022 | -$3.9M | $4.3M | $3.6M | $20K | $40K | $85.1M |
| 2021 | $16.3M | $4M | $3.2M | $18K | $26K | $93.3M |
| 2020 | $10.2M | $3.9M | $3.3M | — | $83K | $81M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3.5M from 218 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$137K
- Canadahelps Canadon$137K
- St. Augustine's Seminary of Toronto$126K
- Holy Family Parish$123K
- St. Justin Martyr Parish$45K
- Immaculate Conception Parish$44K
- Our Lady of Sorrows Parish$44K
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Toronto in Canada$43K
- St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica$43K
- Guardian Angels Parish$41K
- St. Thomas Aquinas Parish$41K
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto in Canada$38K
- Our Lady of Grace Parish$37K
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto in Canada$37K
- St. Rose of Lima Parish$36K
- St. Ignatius Loyola Parish$36K
- Santa Cruz Parish$35K
- Prince of Peace Parish$34K
- St. John the Evangelist Parish$34K
- St. Isaac Jogues Parish$33K
- St. Francis de Sales Parish$32K
- St. Leonard's Parish$32K
- St. Boniface Parish$32K
- St. Bernadette's Parish$32K
- St. Francis of Assisi Parish$31K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Timothy Hanley (trustee); Lawrence Marcille (trustee); Brian Clough (trustee); Samuel Bianco (trustee); Lucy Paglione (chair); Andrew Fung (trustee); Mary Picard (trustee); John Mulhall (ex-officio); Thomas Kalarathil (ex-officio); Michael Schuck (secretary/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Shepherds' Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894164987RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.