The Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119254266RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,331,241) as filed with the CRA.
The Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine 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 $4.4M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $276K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2024, the largest being $5,200 to Alongside Hope Auprès de l'espoir. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.5M in 2020 to $4.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We have a Guest House where we welcome individuals and groups of all ethnic and faith backgrounds for quiet days meetings and workshops in an atmosphere of prayer and reflection; we have a program of online retreats quiet days and workshops open to all; a discernment program for women; a 'Companions' program in person and online for women who wish to spend time living learning and working with the sisters; an active online prayer and meditation ministry; opportunities for personal discernment and spiritual care; and daily chapel services open to the public. Other work includes work for the …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4M | $2.3M | $2M | $22K | $15K | $30.8M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $2.4M | $1.5M | $93K | $18K | $19.4M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.3M | $1.5M | $75K | $19K | $17.7M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $9,557 | $19K | $27.3M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.1M | $1.8M | $11K | $12K | $25.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15K to 11 qualified donees:
- Alongside Hope Auprès de l'espoir$5,200
- North York Harvest Food Bank$2,000
- The Yonge Street Mission$1,500
- The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada$1,250
- The Incorporated Ministry in Flemingdon Park$1,200
- FINCA Canada$1,000
- Christ Church Port Sydney$1,000
- North York Women's Shelter$1,000
- ST George's Church Willowdale$500
- Blue Door Support Services$500
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada$150
Received $276K from 17 charities:
- Weston Family Foundation$100K
- Society of ST. John the Evangelist in Canada Inc.$50K
- The Dalglish Family Foundation$30K
- Canadahelps Canadon$18K
- Canadahelps Canadon$18K
- Toronto Diocesan Anglican Church Women$10K
- Morrison Family Foundation$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$10K
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,369
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$4,290
- Vancouver Foundation$3,000
- The Victoria Foundation$1,000
- Holy Trinity Church$500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$486
- The Diocesan Synod of Fredericton$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,99913 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$985K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Rolfe-Thomas (president); Dorothy Handrigan (director); Constance Joanna Gefvert (secretary); Elizabeth Ann Eckert (vice president); Anne Norman (treasurer); Kathryn Tulip (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119254266RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.