The Sisters of Social Service
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119151314RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,013,789) as filed with the CRA.
The Sisters of Social Service 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 $1.3M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $900K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
It reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $75K in 2024, the largest being $25K to FCJ Refugee Centre. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Provided food clothing and temporary shelter for the needy. Counselling of troubled individuals and families. Religious education and/or social work. Provided facilities for recollection days and retreats to enhance religious and spiritual needs of participants. Parish social work counselling group work teaching and/or coordinating religious education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1M | $908K | — | $75K | $5.1M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1M | $898K | — | $69K | $4.9M |
| 2022 | $935K | $884K | $801K | — | $53K | $4.6M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $908K | $818K | — | $54K | $4.5M |
| 2020 | $956K | $904K | $810K | — | $56K | $4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $75K to 22 qualified donees:
- FCJ Refugee Centre$25K
- Le collectif Ignatien d'aide aux personnes en dépendance TheIgnatian collaborative for recovery Ministry$10K
- Becoming Neighbours Joint Apostolic Ministry$10K
- Romero House Inc.$5,000
- The Good Shepherd Centre Hamilton$5,000
- Fontbonne Ministries$5,000
- Esk-OMI Missions Inc. Missions Esqu-OMI Inc.$4,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,000
- Regis College$2,000
- Fighting Blindness Canada$1,000
- Marketplace Mission Society$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,000
- ST. Elizabeth of Hungary R C Church$500
- Interval House$500
- Covenant House Toronto$500
- Canadahelps Canadon$500
- The War Amputations of Canada$500
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$400
- The Monastery of Mount Carmel$200
- Passionist Missions (canada)$200
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$200
- The War Amputations of Canada$100
Received $900K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$30K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeanine Scarfone (president); Elaine Arsenault (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Sisters of Social Service’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119151314RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.